T 1555/12 (Aripiprazole polymorph/OTSUKA) of 29.04.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T155512.20150429
- Date of decision
- 29 April 2015
- Case number
- T 1555/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04002427.5
- IPC class
- A61P 25/18A61K 31/496C07D 215/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Low hygroscopic aripiprazole drug substance and processes for the preparation thereof
- Applicant name
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Admissibility of new documents (partly)
Novelty - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2 (yes), improvement shown - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1126/19
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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
claims No 1 to 11 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the
statement of grounds of appeal of 15 October 2012.