T 0782/97 (Detecting agent/YALE UNIVERSITY) of 14.05.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T078297.20020514
- Date of decision
- 14 May 2002
- Case number
- T 0782/97
- Online on
- 12 July 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84902738.8
- IPC class
- G01N 33/50
- 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
- Detecting agent carrying polymer having multiple units of visualization monomer
- Applicant name
- YALE UNIVERSITY
- Opponent name
- Roche Diagnostics GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: novelty (yes), inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request: formal allowability (yes); novelty (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 claims 1 to 6 (auxiliary request) filed at the oral proceedings, and a description to be adapted thereto.