European Patent Office

T 0565/15 (MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM SALT/Novartis AG, Novartis Pharma GmbH) of 02.02.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T056515.20170202
Date of decision
2 February 2017
Case number
T 0565/15
Petition for review of
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Application number
04703158.8
IPC class
A61K 9/14
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
PROCESS FOR MODIFYING DRUG CRYSTAL FORMATION OF MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM SALT
Applicant name
Novartis AG
Novartis Pharma GmbH
Opponent name
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Accord Healthcare Ltd
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - Main request and auxiliary request 1 (No)
Amendments - Auxiliary request 2 (Yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - Auxiliary request 2 (Yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0009/91
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the set of claims filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter of 6 October 2014.