T 0747/98 (HTLV-III peptides/ORTHO) of 27.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T074798.20011127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0747/98
- Online on
- 13 February 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87902905.6
- IPC class
- G01N 33/53
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Synthetic HTLV-III peptides, compositions and uses thereof
- Applicant name
- ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
United Biomedical Corp. - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 17 filed as main request on 29 October 2001 and amended description as requested.