T 1208/97 (Analogs/AMGEN) of 03.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T120897.20001103
- Date of decision
- 3 November 2000
- Case number
- T 1208/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88904041.6
- IPC class
- C12P 21/00
- 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
- SUBTILISIN ANALOGS
- Applicant name
- Amgen Inc.
- Opponent name
- (01) Novo Nordisk A/S
(02) Unilever N.V. - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 108 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 65(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Appeal of Opponent 01 - inadmissible
Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary request - novelty (yes) - disclaimer
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal of opponent 01 is rejected as inadmissible.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 22 and amended pages 3, 4, 5 and 21 as filed in the oral proceedings, pages 6 to 20 of the description and the drawings as granted.