T 1898/07 (Interferon Formulations/BIOGEN) of 17.06.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T189807.20100617
- Date of decision
- 17 June 2010
- Case number
- T 1898/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97952621.7
- IPC class
- A61K 47/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Stable liquid interferon formulations
- Applicant name
- Biogen Idec MA Inc.
- Opponent name
- 01: Sandoz AG
02: BIOCEUTICALS Arzneimittel AG
03: BioGeneriX AG - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
- Keywords
- Admissibility of auxiliary requests 13 and 14 - (no)
Main request and auxiliary requests 1-10 amendments - Article 123(2) (yes), Article 123(3) (no)
Auxiliary requests 11, 12 and 15 amendments, clarity (yes), novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 16 amendments, clarity, novelty, inventive step - yes - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 41 of auxiliary request 16 filed on 19 April 2010 and a description and figures to be adapted thereto.