T 0111/10 (Diagnosis of spongiform encephalopathy/D-GEN) of 24.6.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T011110.20140624
Date of decision: 24 June 2014
Case number: T 0111/10
Application number: 97909428.1
IPC class: G01N 33/68
G01N 33/569
C12Q 1/68
A61K 31/70
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 351 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: DIAGNOSIS OF SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
Applicant name: D-Gen Limited
Opponent name: Prionics AG
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords: Main request - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 1 - late-filed and not clearly allowable
Auxiliary request 2 - reformatio in peius
Auxiliary request 3 - inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

Prohibition of reformatio in peius: see reasons 4.3

Cited decisions:
G 0009/91
G 0009/92
G 0001/99
T 1979/11
Citing decisions:
-

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