T 0060/89 (Fusion Proteins) of 31.08.1990
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T006089.19900831
- Date of decision
- 31 August 1990
- Case number
- T 0060/89
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 79301054.7
- IPC class
- C12P 21/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Harvard
- Opponent name
- Hoechst, Unilvever, Gist-Brocades
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
1. Under Article 114(1), when alleged facts, which had been put forward without proof as novelty destroying, occurred a long time ago and the question is no longer pursued by the parties, the Board is not obliged to investigate the matter ex officio (see point 3.1.1 of the Reasons).
2. The same level of skill has to be applied when, for the same invention, the two questions of sufficient disclosure and inventive step have to be considered (see point 3.2.5 of the Reasons).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficient disclosure of an example
Common general knowledge
Novelty destroying lectures
Ex officio - obligation of the Board
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0951/90T 0435/91T 0455/91T 0500/91T 0104/92T 0223/92T 0694/92T 0964/92T 0441/93T 0849/93T 0911/93T 0915/93T 0193/94T 0356/94T 0373/94T 0239/95T 0251/95T 0639/95T 0013/96T 0706/96T 0188/97T 1071/97T 1099/99T 0338/00T 0663/00T 0351/01T 1080/01T 0274/06T 0519/07T 0079/08T 1285/18T 1549/19
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Opposition Division is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained on the basis of the auxiliary request, including a separate set of claims for Austria, submitted on 18 June 1990.