European Patent Office

T 1713/20 of 20.10.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T171320.20211020
Date of decision
20 October 2021
Case number
T 1713/20
Petition for review of
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Application number
14758539.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
MICRONIZED AMOXICILLIN
Applicant name
Centrient Pharmaceuticals Netherlands B.V.
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a)European Patent Convention R 111(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011
Keywords
Substantial procedural violation
Right to be heard
Remittal
Reimbursement of appeal fee
Catchword
The requirement in Rule 111(2) EPC of a decision being reasoned is not met if the decision merely contains statements that at best give rise to speculation about what the deciding body might have intended to express (Reasons, 1.3.3).

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division.

3. The appeal fee is refunded.