T 0277/95 (Production of erythropoietin/GENETICS INSTITUTE) of 16.4.1999

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T027795.19990416
Date of decision: 16 April 1999
Case number: T 0277/95
Application number: 90118215.4
IPC class: C12N 15/16
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 47 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Versions: Unpublished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 the production of erythropoietin
Applicant name: GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC.
Opponent name: JANSSEN-CILAG GmbH
AMGEN INC.
HOECHST AG
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 88
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)
Keywords: Main request - broadening of scope of claims (no)
Added subject-matter (no)
Clarity (yes)
Right to priority (denied)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Catchwords:

"Inherency" has to be established on the basis of certainty, not probability or possibility (cf point 15 of the reasons).

Cited decisions:
G 0002/88
G 0001/92
G 0009/92
T 0016/87
T 0081/87
T 0418/89
T 0412/93
T 0639/97
Citing decisions:
T 0479/97
T 0179/01
T 0795/06
T 1784/15

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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