European Patent Office

T 1266/19 (Increasing confidence of allele calls/AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES) of 18.07.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T126619.20230718
Date of decision
18 July 2023
Case number
T 1266/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
13164430.4
IPC class
C12Q 1/68
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
Abstract on EPC2000 Art 084
Application title
Increasing confidence of allele calls with molecular counting
Applicant name
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Opponent name
Mathys & Squire LLP
Cellular Research, Inc.
Board
3.3.08
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Novelty - main request and auxiliary request 1
Novelty - (no)
Admittance of a late new line of argument - (no)
Admittance of auxiliary requests 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a and 6a - (no)
Remittal - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1434/21T 0439/22

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 for further prosecution.