T 0181/88 of 17.03.1989
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1989:T018188.19890317
- Date of decision
- 17 March 1989
- Case number
- T 0181/88
- Online on
- 21 March 1989
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83301381.6
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/46
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Reagent for assaying cholinsterase
- Applicant name
- Unitika Ltd.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Improvement - non obvious use of a recently
developed enzyme in an assaying reagent - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
(1) The decision of the Examining Division is set aside;
(2) the case is remitted to the First Instance with the order that a patent be granted on the basis of Claim 1 as originally filed with amendments as requested in the Appellant's letter of 30 September 1988, Claims 2-10 as originally filed and the description as originally filed with amendments requested by the Appellant with letters of 25 January 1985 and 30 September 1988.