T 0574/19 (Process for forming solid oral dosage forms of solifenacin / KRKA) of 18.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T057419.20220118
- Date of decision
- 18 January 2022
- Case number
- T 0574/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10705984.2
- IPC class
- A61K 9/20A61K 31/439A61K 9/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- PROCESS FOR FORMING SOLID ORAL DOSAGE FORMS OF SOLIFENACIN AND ITS PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS
- Applicant name
- KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto
- Opponent name
- Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG)
Patentree, Lda - Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Inventive step - main request, auxiliary requests I, II (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request III (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1654/22
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 in amended form on the basis of auxiliary request III filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.