T 0744/97 (Detection of microbes/EDBERG, S.) of 21.09.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T074497.19990921
- Date of decision
- 21 September 1999
- Case number
- T 0744/97
- Online on
- 30 September 1999
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86117754.1
- IPC class
- C12Q 1/04
- 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
- Detection of microbes in a sample
- Applicant name
- Edberg, Stephen C.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty - yes
- Catchword
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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 following documents:
(a) claims 1 to 8, 10 to 17 as granted and claim 9 filed on 25 August 1999, and
(b) description, pages 2 to 8 and page 9, lines 1 to 34, as granted.