T 0339/93 (Modified vaccinia virus/HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.) du 18.04.1996
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1996:T033993.19960418
- Date de la décision
- 18 avril 1996
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0339/93
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 82402380.8
- Classe de la CIB
- C12N 15/00
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- Modified vaccinia virus and methods for making and using the same
- Nom du demandeur
- HEALTH RESEARCH, INCORPORATED
- Nom de l'opposant
- Katinger, Prof. Dr. H.
- Chambre
- 3.3.04
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 99 1973
- Mots-clés
- Admissibility of opposition - identifiability of opponent - presumption (yes) - no doubt as to opponent - hearsay evidence (no)
Reference to Enlarged Board of questions on admissibility (no)
Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step of main and first auxiliary request - no
Second auxiliary request - no unambiguous basis
Third auxiliary request referred back to the first instance - Exergue
- True identity of opponent held established, thus no reason to refer questions to Enlarged Board of Appeal. Remittal of third auxiliary request to first instance appropriate in this case, so that parties can direct their arguments knowing reasoning on which other requests refused.
ORDER
for these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request to reject the appeal is refused.
2. The request to refer questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
3. The decision under appeal is set aside.
4. The matter is referred back to the first instance with the order for further consideration on the basis of the set of claims filed as the third auxiliary request at the oral proceedings on 18 April 1996.