T 0027/93 (Human nerve growth factor/GENENTECH, INC.) of 25.05.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T002793.19980525
- Date of decision
- 25 May 1998
- Case number
- T 0027/93
- Online on
- 19 October 1998
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84301377.2
- IPC class
- C12N 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Biosynthetically produced human nerve growth factor, process for producing it, compositions containing it, DNA sequence encoding it, vectors containing the sequence and host cells transformed thereby
- Applicant name
- Genentech, inc.
- Opponent name
- Synthex (U.S.A.) Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
- 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 under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
description: pages 2 to 9 as granted, and
claims: 1 to 13 for all designated Contracting States except Austria filed on 19 March 1993 as main request, and 1 to 11 for the designated Contracting State Austria as granted.
drawings: Figures 1 to 8 as granted.