European Patent Office

T 0421/14 of 03.09.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T042114.20190903
Date of decision
3 September 2019
Case number
T 0421/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
05732613.4
IPC class
A61K 31/44
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
METHODS OF USING SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS
Applicant name
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
Opponent name
Synthon B.V.
neuraxpharm Arzneimittel GmbH
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure - after amendment
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Evidence submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal
Evidence - inadmissible (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0542/23

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 with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

claims 1 to 7 of auxiliary request 1 filed with the reply to the statements setting out the grounds of appeal, dated 16 September 2014