European Patent Office

T 1261/19 (Smallpox vaccine/BAVARIAN NORDIC) of 12.10.2022

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T126119.20221012
Date of decision
12 October 2022
Case number
T 1261/19
Petition for review of
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Application number
06707039.1
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
Use of a modified poxvirus for the rapid induction of immunity against a poxvirus or other infectious agents
Applicant name
Bavarian Nordic A/S
Opponent name
Cupam Limited
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 54(5)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Admissibility of opponent's appeal (no)
Late-filed objection - admitted into the proceedings (no)
Main request - novelty (yes), inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The opponent's appeal is rejected as inadmissible.

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 following documents: claims 1 to 14 of the main request as filed with the statement of grounds of appeal and description pages and drawings of the patent as granted.