European Patent Office

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
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Application number
84113424.0
IPC class
A61K 39/245
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
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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.