T 1912/09 (Methods for detection of virus/ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCE) of 16.1.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T191209.20140116
Date of decision: 16 January 2014
Case number: T 1912/09
Application number: 98935359.4
IPC class: G01N 33/569
G01N 33/576
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 507 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: METHODS FOR DETECTING OR ASSAYING VIRUS
Applicant name: Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
Opponent name: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 108 (2007) Sent 3
European Patent Convention R 99(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal - appeal sufficiently substantiated (yes)
Late-filed request - request not examined by the opposition division
Late-filed auxiliary requests - procedural economy
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Inventive step - obvious solution
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (yes)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0162/97
T 0015/01
T 1023/02
T 1993/07
T 1525/10
T 2532/11
Citing decisions:
T 1476/12
T 2219/12
T 0413/13
T 0511/13

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t091912eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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