European Patent Office

T 2101/15 of 22.08.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T210115.20190822
Date of decision
22 August 2019
Case number
T 2101/15
Online on
10 August 2020
Petition for review of
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Application number
06815305.5
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
FORMULATION COMPRISING METFORMIN AND VILDAGLIPTIN
Applicant name
Novartis AG
Novartis Pharma GmbH
Opponent name
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Gallafent, Alison
Actavis Group Ptc Ehf
Sanovel Ilaç Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - main request, auxiliary request 1
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 2
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 9 of auxiliary request 2 filed at the oral proceedings before the board, and a description to be adapted thereto.