T 2051/23 (Purification of triple-helical proteins/EVONIK) vom 20.11.2025
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T205123.20251120
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 20. November 2025
- Aktenzeichen
- T 2051/23
- Online am
- 12. Mai 2026
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 14768321.3
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Purification of triple helical proteins
- Name des Antragstellers
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Name des Einsprechenden
- BASF BEAUTY CARE SOLUTIONS FRANCE SAS
- Kammer
- 3.3.04
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
- Schlagwörter
- Auxiliary request 10a - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - extension of the protection conferred (no)
Priority - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to case - exercise of discretion
Late-filed facts - error in use of discretion by the opposition division (no)
Late-filed facts - circumstances of the appeal case justify admittance (no) - Orientierungssatz
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form with claims 1 to 16 of auxiliary request 10a filed with letter dated 6 August 2024, and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto, if necessary.