European Patent Office

T 1123/16 (Eosinophilic bronchitis/GLAXO) of 13.04.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T112316.20210413
Date of decision
13 April 2021
Case number
T 1123/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
09725345.4
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
Methods of treatment
Applicant name
GlaxoSmithKline LLC
Opponent name
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Cephalon, Inc.
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Inventive step - reasonable expectation of success (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1, 2 and 4
Late-filed auxiliary request 3 - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1437/21T 1934/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.