T 0351/98 (HIV-I/CHIRON CORPORATION) du 15.01.2002

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T035198.20020115
Date de la décision: 15 janvier 2002
Numéro de l'affaire: T 0351/98
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 85307860.8
Classe de la CIB: C12N 15/48
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: -
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: Recombinant proteins of viruses associated with lymphadenopathy syndrome and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Nom du demandeur: CHIRON CORPORATION
Nom de l'opposant: Biotest AG
F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE & CO. Aktiengesellschaft
British Bio-technology Limited
Murex Biotech Limited
Akzo Pharma B.V.
Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
IMMUNO Aktiengesellschaft
Chambre: 3.3.04
Sommaire: -
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 87 1973
Mots-clés: Main request: added subject-matter (no), broadening of scope (no)
sufficiency of disclosure (yes), right to priority (yes)
Novelty (yes), Inventive step (yes)
Exergue: Disclaimer based solely on Article 54(3) EPC prior art document held allowable (see point 45), contrary to view expressed in decision T 323/97.
Affaires citées: G 0001/93 G 0002/98 T 0323/91 T 0576/91 T 0939/92 T 0996/92 T 0824/94 T 0982/94
Affaires citantes: G 0001/03 G 0002/03 G 0001/16 T 0451/99 T 0507/99 T 0525/99 T 1099/99 T 0664/00 T 1072/00 T 1720/06 T 0107/07 T 2001/07

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 claims submitted as main request at the oral proceedings on 26. January 2001, pages 6-15, and 21 and 22 of the description as granted and pages 3 to 5, 16 to 20 and 23. of the description submitted as auxiliary request at the oral proceedings on 15 January 2002, and Figures 1 to 7 of the Figures as granted.