T 2469/17 (Polysaccharide derivatives/ DOW) of 04.07.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T246917.20190704
- Date of decision
- 4 July 2019
- Case number
- T 2469/17
- Online on
- 17 September 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12714149.7
- IPC class
- A61K 9/20A61K 47/36
- 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
- NOVEL POLYSACCHARIDE DERIVATIVES AND DOSAGE FORMS
- Applicant name
- Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Opponent name
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Late-filed experimental evidence - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (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 the set of claims of the main request (filed on 3 June 2019 as auxiliary request 12) and a description to be adapted thereto.