T 0223/92 (HIF-Gamma/GENENTECH) of 20.07.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T022392.19930720
- Date of decision
- 20 July 1993
- Case number
- T 0223/92
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82305521.5
- 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
- Human immune interferon
- Applicant name
- Genentech, Inc.
- Opponent name
- 1) Roussel Uclaf
2) Biogen Inc.
3) Bioferon biochemische Substanzen GmbH & Co. - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 28 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - Larger protein in the state of the art not unambiguously identified as HIF
Inventive step (yes) - Expectation of success not likely by the method known for interferon-ß
Novelty - enabling disclosure - by provision of DNA sequence
Late submitted material - admitted - confirmation of previous argument
Deposit of a micro-organism - no obligation - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeals are dismissed.