T 1930/14 (Antibody Purification/HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE) of 28.11.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T193014.20191128
- Date of decision
- 28 November 2019
- Case number
- T 1930/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06753791.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method for the purification of Antibodies
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Opponent name
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
MorphoSys AG
GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB
Teschner, Sabine
Strawman Limited
Huenges Martin c/o Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Glaxo Group Limited - Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13 (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Auxiliary requests 2 and 4 to 6 - Admission (no)
Auxiliary request 3 - clarity (no)
Auxiliary request 7 - allowable (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0823/23
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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 7 filed as auxiliary request 11 with the statement of grounds of appeal dated 2 December 2014, and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto, as necessary.
3. Respondent IV's request for a different apportionment of costs is rejected.