European Patent Office

T 0644/14 (Veterinary compositions/ ZOETIS) of 05.07.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T064414.20180705
Date of decision
5 July 2018
Case number
T 0644/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
03775738.2
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
Veterinary compositions for treating mastitis
Applicant name
Zoetis UK Limited
Zoetis LLC
Opponent name
VIRBAC S.A.
Intervet International BV
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Apportionment of costs - (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0003/14
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request AR1'' filed by letter of 24 November 2014 and a description to be adapted thereto.

3. Appellant-opponent 2's request for an apportionment of costs is rejected.