European Patent Office

T 0402/21 (Preparation of a rivaroxaban composition / SANDOZ) of 20.04.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T040221.20230420
Date of decision
20 April 2023
Case number
T 0402/21
Online on
17 May 2023
Petition for review of
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Application number
14727455.9
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING RIVAROXABAN
Applicant name
Sandoz AG
Opponent name
HGF Limited
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
primary object of appeal proceedings to review decision - appeal case directed to objections on which decision was based (yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Novelty - main request and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 2 to 7 (no)
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The patent is revoked.