T 0480/08 (Spray dried EPO/ORTHO) of 06.12.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T048008.20101206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2010
- Case number
- T 0480/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95943452.3
- IPC class
- C07K 14/505
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Spray dried erythropoietin
- Applicant name
- ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary requests 1-10 - added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 11 - added subject-matter (no), sufficiency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 12 of auxiliary request 11 filed on 6 October 2010 and the description as granted.