European Patent Office

T 2277/14 (ABUSE RESISTANT AMPHETAMINE COMPOUNDS/Shire LLC) of 14.04.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T227714.20160414
Date of decision
14 April 2016
Case number
T 2277/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
04753925.9
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
ABUSE RESISTANT AMPHETAMINE COMPOUNDS
Applicant name
Shire LLC
Opponent name
JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Generics [UK] Limited
Hexal AG
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request - amendments (no)
Auxiliayr request 1 - amendments (no)
Auxiliary request 2 - amendments (yes)
Admission of objection under Article 84 EPC into the appeal proceedings (no)
Auxiliary request 2 - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Admission of a document into the proceedings (yes)
Auxiliary request 2 - novelty and inventive step (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 in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 17 according to auxiliary request 2, filed with letter of 30 March 2016, and a description to be adapted.