T 0056/21 (Adaptation of the description/HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE) of 04.10.2024

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T005621.20241004
Date of decision: 4 October 2024
Case number: T 0056/21
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 15700545.5
IPC class: A61K 45/06 A61K 9/40 A61K 9/00 A61K 39/395 C07K 16/12
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: Abstract on EPC2000 Art 084
Application title: FC-REGION VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED PROTEIN A-BINDING
Applicant name: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 69 European Patent Convention Art 84 European Patent Convention R 42 European Patent Convention R 43 European Patent Convention R 48 European Patent Convention R 49
Keywords: Adaptation of the description (no) - no legal basis
Catchword: In examination of a patent application, neither Article 84 nor Rules 42, 43 and 48 EPC provide a legal basis for requiring that the description be adapted to match allowable claims of more limited subject-matter.
Cited cases: G 0002/88 G 0006/88 G 0001/93 G 0001/97 G 0001/98 G 0001/04 G 0002/10 G 0002/12 G 0003/14 T 0002/80 T 0026/81 T 0011/82 T 0032/82 T 0132/82 T 0162/82 T 0115/83 T 0013/84 T 0175/84 T 0283/84 T 0068/85 T 0133/85 T 0150/85 T 0023/86 T 0016/87 T 0301/87 T 0327/87 T 0238/88 T 0416/88 T 0121/89 T 0194/89 T 0454/89 T 0472/89 T 0476/89 T 0544/89 T 0273/90 T 0525/90 T 0622/90 T 0760/90 T 0888/90 T 0036/91 T 0409/91 T 0435/91 T 0442/91 T 0626/91 T 0757/91 T 0113/92 T 0307/92 T 0617/92 T 0694/92 T 0923/92 T 0939/92 T 0996/92 T 1055/92 T 1063/92 T 0229/93 T 0860/93 T 0057/94 T 0977/94 T 0337/95 T 0470/96 T 0488/96 T 0596/96 T 0686/96 T 0740/96 T 1079/96 T 0586/97 T 0636/97 T 0841/97 T 1129/97 T 1149/97 T 1208/97 T 0274/98 T 0425/98 T 0728/98 T 1048/98 T 0049/99 T 0069/99 T 0190/99 T 0396/99 T 0488/99 T 0681/01 T 0070/02 T 0241/02 T 0467/02 T 0988/02 T 1018/02 T 0412/03 T 0431/03 T 0056/04 T 0787/04 T 1279/04 T 0142/05 T 0151/05 T 0223/05 T 0671/05 T 1404/05 T 1808/06 T 1202/07 T 1395/07 T 0725/08 T 1519/08 T 0478/09 T 1825/09 T 2355/09 T 0197/10 T 0712/10 T 2221/10 T 1147/11 T 1691/11 T 2319/11 T 1009/12 T 1360/13 T 1517/13 T 0507/16 T 0786/16 T 1127/16 T 2601/16 T 0030/17 T 0624/17 T 2766/17 T 0663/18 T 1024/18 T 1989/18 T 2293/18 T 0515/19 T 1473/19 T 2194/19 T 2502/19 T 3097/19 T 0121/20 T 0169/20 T 0367/20 T 1444/20 T 1516/20 T 0433/21 T 0010/22 T 0438/22 T 0447/22 T 0953/22
Citing cases: T 0697/22 T 0602/24

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 with the order to grant a patent in the following version:

Description:

Pages 1-130 filed in electronic form on 20 December 2018.

Sequence listings:

SEQ ID NO. 1 -112 as published.

Claims:

No. 1-11 filed in electronic form on 15 February 2022.

Drawings:

Sheets 1/27-27/27 as published.