T 0754/16 (MICROFLUIDIZED OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS AND VACCINE COMPOSITIONS/Zoetis Services LLC) of 20.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T075416.20181120
- Date of decision
- 20 November 2018
- Case number
- T 0754/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04722345.8
- IPC class
- A61K 39/39
- 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
- MICROFLUIDIZED OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS AND VACCINE COMPOSITIONS
- Applicant name
- Zoetis Services LLC
- Opponent name
- Intervet International BV
Merial, Inc. - Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention R 103European Patent Convention R 116Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Substantial violation of the procedure by the opposition division (Yes)
Refund of the appeal fees (No)
Main request - Product by process - Novelty (No)
Auxiliary requests 1-3 - Novelty (No)
Auxiliary request 4 - Remittal to the opposition division - Catchword
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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.
3. The appellant's request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.