BOARDS OF APPEAL
Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 8 April 2004 - G 2/03
(Language of the proceedings)
Composition of the Board:
Chairman: | P. Messerli |
Members: | R. Teschemacher |
| C. Andries |
| G. Davies |
| B. Jestaedt |
| A. Nuss |
| J.-C. Saisset |
Patent proprietor/Appellant I: GENETIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Opponent 02/Appellant II: Dade Behring Marburg GmbH
Opponent 01/Respondent: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Headword: Disclaimer/GENETIC SYSTEMS
Article: 52, 53, 54(2)54(3)(4), 56, 57, 60(2), 84, 87(1), 112(1), 123(2)(3), 139(2) EPC
Keyword: "Allowability of disclaimers - delimitation against state of the art under Article 54(2) and (3)(4) - accidental anticipation - exclusion of subject-matter not eligible for patent protection" "Drafting of disclaimers - requirements of clarity and conciseness"
The "Headnote", "Summary of facts and submissions", "Reasons for the decision" and "Order" in G 2/03 are the same as in G 1/03 (see this issue, p. 413 ff).