T 0133/20 (MICROPARTICLES HAVING A SIGMOIDAL RELEASE PROFILE/PHARMATHEN) of 29.07.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T013320.20220729
- Date of decision
- 29 July 2022
- Case number
- T 0133/20
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 14733524.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- PREPARATION OF POLYLACTIDE-POLYGLYCOLIDE MICROPARTICLES HAVING A SIGMOIDAL RELEASE PROFILE
- Applicant name
- Pharmathen S.A.
- Opponent name
- Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to case - evidence
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - support in the description (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appealed decision is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description:
Paragraphs [0001] to [0021] and [0023] to [0057] filed by letter of 23 March 2022
Claims:
No. 1 to 7 in accordance with the auxiliary request filed with the reply to the grounds of appeal
Drawings:
Sheets 1 to 3 of the patent specification.