T 0916/94 (Reactivation/GENENTECH) of 05.10.1998

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T091694.19981005
Date of decision: 5 October 1998
Case number: T 0916/94
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 83307840.5
IPC class: C12N 15/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Methods of purification and reactivation of precipitated heterologous proteins
Applicant name: Genentech, Inc.
Opponent name: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH Patentabteilung
Behringwerke Aktiengesellschaft
Eli Lilly and Company
Chiron Corporation
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
Keywords: Main request and first to third auxiliary requests - novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0435/91 T 0626/91 T 0597/92 T 0923/92
Citing cases: T 0053/97 T 0874/97

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.