European Patent Office

T 1309/08 (Exendins/AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.) of 22.05.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T130908.20120522
Date of decision
22 May 2012
Case number
T 1309/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
01900978.6
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Use of exendins and agonists thereof for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia
Applicant name
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Opponent name
Novo Nordisk A/S
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 3: added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary request 4: added subject-matter (no), sufficiency of disclosure (yes), novelty (yes), 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 auxiliary request 4 filed on 20 April 2012 and a description and figures to be adapted thereto.