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
- IPC class
- A61K 47/48A61P 25/00A61K 38/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- 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
- -
- 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.