T 0296/93 (HBV antigen production) of 28.7.1994

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T029693.19940728
Date of decision: 28 July 1994
Case number: T 0296/93
Application number: 85201908.2
IPC class: C12N 15/51
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 2 MB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Recombinant DNA molecules and their method of production
Applicant name: BIOGEN. INC.
Opponent name: (01) INTERNATIONAL MUREX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(02) Institut Pasteur Etablissement public
(03) IMMUNO Aktiengesellschaft
(04) Hexal-Biotech GmbH
(05) Medeva PLC
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: The applicable starting point for calculating the three month period for intervention under Article 105(1) EPC is always the date of the institution of the first court action. Where a court action for infringement was first brought by a patentee against an alleged infringer, Article 105(1) EPC first sentence applies, even though the latter later instituted a court action seeking a declaration of non-infringement under Article 105(1) EPC second sentence, with regard to the same patent.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 105(1)
Keywords: Admissibility of intervention of assumed infringer (no) - too late
Entitlement to priority (yes) - same invention
Citability of prior art document (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Enlarged Board - referral (no)
Catchwords:

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