T 0098/16 of 12.03.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T009816.20190312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 2019
- Case number
- T 0098/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04728250.4
- IPC class
- A61J 1/05
- 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
- DRUG SOLUTION FILLING PLASTIC AMPOULE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
- Applicant name
- OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY, INC.
- Opponent name
- B. Braun Melsungen AG
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 101(1)European Patent Convention R 126(2)European Patent Convention R 99(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of appeal of opponent 1 (no)
Admissibility of appeal - missing statement of grounds
Admissibility of appeal - party as of right
Auxiliary requests 2 and 3 submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal - admitted into the proceedings
Auxiliary requests 2 to 4 - inventive step (no) - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests 5 to 8 - justification for late filing (no) - prima facie allowable (no) - not admitted into the proceedings - 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 appeal of opponent 1 is rejected as inadmissible.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The patent is revoked.