T 0051/95 (Mature leukocyte interferons/HOFFMANN-LA-ROCHE) of 19.11.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T005195.19981119
- Date of decision
- 19 November 1998
- Case number
- T 0051/95
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86105365.0
- IPC class
- C12N 15/20
- 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
- Mature human leukocyte interferons, process for their bacterial production, intermediates therefor and compositions containing them
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, et al
- Opponent name
- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Amgen Inc - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973European Patent Convention Art 88 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
New ground for opposition - Catchword
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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 on the basis of claims 1 to 40 submitted during oral proceedings as main request, and the description, pages 3, 5, 6, 17, 18, 20 submitted during oral proceedings and pages 4, 7 to 16, 19. as granted, and drawings, Figure 4 submitted during oral proceedings and Figures 1 to 3, 5 to 9 as granted.
3. The request to refer a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.