T 0500/91 (Alpha-interferon II/BIOGEN) of 21.10.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T050091.19921021
- Date of decision
- 21 October 1992
- Case number
- T 0500/91
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 81300050.2
- IPC class
- C12N 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- DNA sequences, recombinant DNA molecules and processes for producing human interferon-alpha like polypeptides
- Applicant name
- Biogen N.V.
- Opponent name
- 01) F. Hoffmann-La-Roche & Co.
02) The Upjohn Company
03) Boehringer Ingelheim Zentrale GmbH
04) Bender & Co Ges mbH
05) Cetus Corporation/Triton Biosciences Inc.
06) Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt
07) Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
09) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Ges mbH - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - No realistic expectation of success - Activities to be expected from the notional person skilled in the art
Assessment of evidence not a question of law - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeals are dismissed.