European Patent Office

T 1229/17 (Analysis of glatiramer acetate batches/MOMENTA) of 01.12.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T122917.20211201
Date of decision
1 December 2021
Case number
T 1229/17
Online on
17 March 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
09733444.5
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
ANALYSIS OF AMINO ACID COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS
Applicant name
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Opponent name
Actavis Group ehf
Guardian IP Consulting I/S
Generics [UK] Ltd (trading as Mylan)
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention R 80European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Late-filed evidence
Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) extension beyond the content of the patent (no)
Inventive step - (no) MR: effect not made credible within the whole scope of claim; (yes) AR1
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0309/17

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.