T 0103/09 (Stable liquid human EPO at room temperature/F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG) of 06.11.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T010309.20131106
- Date of decision
- 6 November 2013
- Case number
- T 0103/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01943331.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Liquid pharmaceutical composition containing an erythropoietin derivative
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Opponent name
- Sandoz AG
Neose Technologies, Inc.
BioGeneriX AG - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the auxiliary request 1 filed on 25 October 2013 and the description and figures to be adapted thereto.