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Glaucoma diagnostic invention ruling puts flesh on bones of G 1/04
Boards of Appeal
European Patent Office
Munich, Germany
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Australian National University's application, Case T-1197/02, 12 July 2006, ex parte European Patent Office Board 3.3.02
The exclusion of diagnostic methods practised on the human body from patentability was subject to clarification from the Enlarged Board of Appeal in Case G 1/04 of 16 December 2005. This case gives a practical example of the application of the Enlarged Board's decision.