European Patent Office

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)
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
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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.