T 1856/16 (Antibodies with variant Fc regions/MACROGENICS) of 24.08.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T185616.20200824
- Date of decision
- 24 August 2020
- Case number
- T 1856/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04701279.4
- IPC class
- C07K 16/28A61K 39/395
- 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
- Identification and engineering antibodies with variant Fc regions and methods of using same
- Applicant name
- MacroGenics, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- 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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the set of claims of the main request filed with the letter dated 27 December 2019 and a description to be adapted accordingly.