T 0418/07 (Human anti-TNFalpha antibodies/ABBOTT) of 4.5.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T041807.20110504
Date of decision: 04 May 2011
Case number: T 0418/07
Application number: 97906572.9
IPC class: C07K 16/24
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 165 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Human antibodies that bind human TNFalpha
Applicant name: Abbott Biotechnology Ltd.
Opponent name: Hepworth, John Malcolm
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 69
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention R 4
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords: Main request: Sufficiency of disclosure, inventive step (yes)
Copying services for multiple representatives (no)
Provision of translation in oral proceedings (no)
Requests for decision prior to oral proceedings (no)
Admissibility of late filed documents (no)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
R 0011/08
T 0951/91
T 0923/92
T 1002/92
T 0296/93
Citing decisions:
T 2422/10

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