T 0527/17 (Muscle Derived Cells/PITTSBURGH) of 01.02.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T052717.20220201
- Date of decision
- 1 February 2022
- Case number
- T 0527/17
- Online on
- 3 May 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07862321.2
- IPC class
- A61K 35/34A61K 35/12C12N 5/077
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- MUSCLE DERIVED CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CARDIAC PATHOLOGIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
- Applicant name
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
- Opponent name
- Innovacell AG
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Admittance - main request (yes) - first auxiliary request (no) - second auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - second auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted:
- Claims 1 to 5 of the second auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings on 1 February 2022