European Patent Office

T 0507/17 (JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS) of 19.11.2020

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T050717.20201119
Date of decision
19 November 2020
Case number
T 0507/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
08770794.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
SALTS OF THE JANUS KINASE INHIBITOR (R)-3-(4-(7H-PYRROLO(2,3-D)PYRIMIDIN-4-YL)-1H-PYRAZOL-1-YL)-3-CYCLOPENTYLPROPANENITRILE
Applicant name
Incyte Holdings Corporation
Opponent name
Actavis Group PTC ehf
Generics [UK] Ltd (trading as Mylan)
Board
3.3.02
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 87 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2007)
Keywords
Late-filed objections
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Priority - (yes)
Insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/98
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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form according to the claims of the main request, filed as auxiliary request 2 with letter dated 27 July 2020, and a description to be adapted thereto.