T 0361/08 (RNA polymerase/ISTITUTO RICERCHE BIOLOGIA) of 3.12.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T036108.20091203
Date of decision: 03 December 2009
Case number: T 0361/08
Application number: 96916289.0
IPC class: C12N 15/54
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 82 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method for reproducing in vitro the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and terminal nucleotidyl transferase activities encoded by hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Applicant name: ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE DI BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE P. ANGELETTI S.P.A.
Opponent name: Bayer Health Care AG
Tibotec BVBA
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 106(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(2)
Keywords: Main request and auxiliary requests I, II, III, V - admitted into proceedings (no)
Auxiliary requests IV, VI - admitted into proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary request IV - added subject-matter (no), clarity (yes), novelty (yes), inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request VI - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary requests VII and VIII - remittal (no)
Catchwords:

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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