T 0401/19 (Chromatographic purification/ChromaCon) of 09.07.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T040119.20210709
- Date of decision
- 9 July 2021
- Case number
- T 0401/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14715577.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- CHROMATOGRAPHIC PURIFICATION METHOD
- Applicant name
- ChromaCon AG
- Opponent name
- Cytiva Sweden AB
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 112(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention R 106Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Priority - partial priority (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (no)
Obligation to raise objections - objection dismissed - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0009/91G 0001/15R 0005/14J 0014/19T 0131/01T 0635/06T 0597/07T 0329/16T 0764/16T 0844/18T 0995/18
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The request for referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is refused.
2. The decision under appeal is set aside.
3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request, filed on 26 September 2017, and a description to be adapted, if necessary.