T 0384/08 (Method for investigating/AFFYMETRIX) of 26.6.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T038408.20090626
Date of decision: 26 June 2009
Case number: T 0384/08
Application number: 94200059.7
IPC class: C07K 1/04
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 74 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Method and apparatus for investigating polynucleotide or amino acid sequences
Applicant name: Affymetrix, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)
Opponent name: (02) Metrigen, Inc.
(03) Multilyte Ltd.
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 106(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Keywords: Transfer of opponent status - refused by first instance - res judicata (no) - prohibition of reformatio in peius (not applicable) - transfer accepted
Added subject-matter - main and auxiliary requests 1 to 4 (yes)
Extension of scope - fifth auxiliary request (yes)
Catchwords:

See points 1 to 10 of the Reasons.

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G 0004/88
G 0009/92
G 0003/97
G 0002/04
T 0289/91
T 0898/91
T 0327/92
T 0659/92
T 0028/93
T 0401/95
T 0960/95
T 0799/97
T 0149/02
T 1178/04
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T 1032/10
T 0854/12
T 2357/12
T 0540/13

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