European Patent Office

T 0059/16 (Clostridial toxin/ ALLERGAN) of 11.09.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T005916.20180911
Date of decision
11 September 2018
Case number
T 0059/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
06816283.3
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
NON-PROTEIN STABILIZED CLOSTRIDIAL TOXIN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS
Applicant name
ALLERGAN, INC.
Opponent name
IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S.
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Grounds for opposition - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary request - admitted (yes)
Auxiliary request - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity in opposition proceedings
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (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 for further prosecution.