T 0150/98 (Protein purification/SCHERING CORPORATION) of 10.10.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T015098.20021010
- Date of decision
- 10 October 2002
- Case number
- T 0150/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 88309824.6
- IPC class
- C07K 1/18
- 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
- Method of purifying protein
- Applicant name
- SCHERING CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided:
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 auxiliary request, claims 1 to 3, and an amended description, pages 3 to 7, both filed during the oral proceedings on 10 October 2002.