European Patent Office

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
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Application number
04722345.8
IPC class
A61K 39/39
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
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
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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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Citing cases
T 1776/18T 1171/20

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.