T 0107/09 (CD40 counter receptor/BMS) of 12.7.2012

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T010709.20120712
Date of decision: 12 July 2012
Case number: T 0107/09
Application number: 93102279.2
IPC class: C07K 14/725
C12P 21/08
A61K 39/395
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 205 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: The CD40CR receptor and ligands therefor
Applicant name: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Trustees of Dartmouth College doing bussiness as
Dartmouth College
The General Hospital Corporation doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital
Opponent name: Biogen Idec MA Inc.
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 R 28(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 28(2)
Keywords: Extension beyond the content of the application as filed (yes)
Right to priority (no) - deposit of biological material after the filing date of the earlier application
Inventive step (no)
Decisions and legal literature cited:
G 0002/93, G 0002/98, G 0001/03, T 0542/95, T 0939/92, T 0133/01, T 0512/02, T 0931/04, T 1589/05;
"In re Lundak", 773F.2d 1216, Fed.Cir. 1985
BGH X ZR 89/07 "Olanzapin"
Europäisches Patentübereinkommen: Münchner Gemeinschaftskommentar, eds.: Beier, Haertel, Schricker;
15th edition, April 1991, Art. 53, Moufang, R.
Patentgesetz mit EPÜ, ed.: Schulte, R.; 8th edition, 2008
"Notice of the European Patent Office dated 18 July 1986 concerning European patent applications and European patents in which reference is made to microorganisms", EPO OJ 1986, 269-275
"Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2010 concerning inventions which involve the use of or concern biological material", EPO OJ 2010, 498-513
Catchwords:

See points 6 to 26 of the Reasons

Cited decisions:
-
Citing decisions:
T 1457/09
T 0334/10
T 2068/11

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t090107eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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