T 1554/11 (Site of injection/ZOETIS) of 23.07.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T155411.20150723
- Date of decision
- 23 July 2015
- Case number
- T 1554/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 98912889.7
- IPC class
- A61K 9/10A61K 31/545
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- ADMINISTRATION OF AN INJECTABLE ANTIBIOTIC IN THE EAR OF AN ANIMAL
- Applicant name
- Zoetis P&U LLC
- Opponent name
- VIRBAC
Intervet International BV - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 53(c)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 54(5)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention R 115(2)European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(6)
- Keywords
- Main request: method for treatment of animal by therapy (no); allowable (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1819/13
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
- Claims:
claims 1 to 12 filed as main request together with the letter dated 29 March 2012
- Description:
- pages 2, 3, 6 to 8 of the patent specification
- pages 4 and 5 as filed during the oral proceedings on 23 July 2015 before the board
- Drawings:
Drawing sheet of the patent specification.