European Patent Office

T 0511/17 (Multiple coatings/ ALLERGAN) of 05.02.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T051117.20190205
Date of decision
5 February 2019
Case number
T 0511/17
Online on
16 April 2019
Petition for review of
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Application number
01995903.0
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
PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM WITH MULTIPLE COATINGS
Applicant name
Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited
Opponent name
Tillotts Pharma AG
Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 5a (yes)
Amendments - auxiliary requests 1-4 (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 5
Amendments - broadening of claim (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 5a, filed at the oral proceedings before the Board of 5 February 2019, and a description to be adapted.