T 1321/19 (Granules for pharmaceutical preparations / FERRING B.V.) of 08.03.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T132119.20220308
- Date of decision
- 8 March 2022
- Case number
- T 1321/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10793226.1
- IPC class
- A61K 9/50A61K 31/609A61K 9/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Granules for pharmaceutical preparations, methods and apparatus for their production
- Applicant name
- Ferring B.V.
- Opponent name
- Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Cooke, Richard
Tillotts Pharma AG - Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 115European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Late-filed evidence - admitted (no)
Observations by third parties - taken into account (no)
Claims - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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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 claims of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter dated 2 January 2020 and a description to be adapted thereto.