T 0032/97 (Deleted tk-PRV vaccines/NOVAGENE) of 27.06.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T003297.20010627
- Date of decision
- 27 June 2001
- Case number
- T 0032/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 84113424.0
- IPC class
- A61K 39/245
- 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
- Modified live pseudorabies viruses, vaccines for pseudorabies disease containing same, methods for production of same and methods for use of same.
- Applicant name
- NOVAGENE, INC., et al
- Opponent name
- American Home Product Corporation
AKZO NOBEL PHARMA B.V - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Late filed documents - admitted
Correction of obvious errors in the claims - allowed
Added subject-matter - (no)
Extension of scope of protection - (no)
Claims clear and supported - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Late raised objection to novelty - not allowed
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 claims filed as main request on 25 May 2001, pages 3 to 7, and 11. to 27 of the description as granted, pages 8, 9, 10 and 28 of the amended description filed on 27 June 2001 and the Figures as granted.