T 0289/96 (Detecting sequences/ZENECA) of 11.02.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T028996.19990211
- Date of decision
- 11 February 1999
- Case number
- T 0289/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89302331.7
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/68
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of detecting nucleotide sequences
- Applicant name
- Zeneca Limited
- Opponent name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. Aktiengesellschaft
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - 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 the main request as submitted in the oral proceedings, description as granted except for pages 2, 6, 7, 10 and 11. as submitted in the oral proceedings and drawings as granted.