European Patent Office

T 0578/17 (Antibodies with reduced core fucosylation/SEATTLE GENETICS) of 18.11.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T057817.20211118
Date of decision
18 November 2021
Case number
T 0578/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
09739983.6
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 and compositions for making antibodies and antibody derivatives with reduced core fucosylation
Applicant name
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
Opponent name
Dörries, H. Ulrich/df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia &
Pohlman Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Late submitted material - correct exercise of discretion (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Amendments - broadening of claim (no)
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted:

claims 1 to 26 of the main request filed with the statement of grounds of appeal.