T 0508/08 (Admissibility/VEGENICS) of 8.10.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T050808.20091008
Date of decision: 08 October 2009
Case number: T 0508/08
Application number: 96925768.2
IPC class: C12N 15/12
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Receptor ligand VEGF-C
Applicant name: Vegenics Limited
Opponent name: Genentech, Inc.
Board: 3.3.08
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 R 76
Keywords: Obligation of opposition division to consider request to correct minutes of oral proceedings
Admissibility of appeal (no)
Catchwords:

When presented with a request for correction of the minutes, the first instance (in this case, the opposition division) should respond thereto. However, if the first instance sees fit to ignore this obligation, there is nothing the board can do in this respect. The board has no power to compel the opposition division to discharge its obligations.

Cited decisions:
T 1198/97
Citing decisions:
T 2523/11
T 0803/12
T 2150/15

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t080508eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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