T 0569/21 (Combination treatment for cystic fibrosis / VERTEX) of 07.12.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T056921.20231207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 2023
- Case number
- T 0569/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15721912.2
- IPC class
- A61K 45/06A61K 31/47A61K 31/4725A61P 11/00C07D 209/04A61K 9/14A61K 31/443A61K 31/404A61K 9/16C07D 215/00C07D 215/56A61K 31/4709A61P 43/00C07D 405/12A61K 9/20
- 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
- PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR MEDIATED DISEASES
- Applicant name
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
- Opponent name
- Generics (U.K.) Limited
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Main request - amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Main request - sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Main request - novelty (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Objection of lack of inventive step - not substantiated - admitted (no)
Late-filed request - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (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 based on the following documents:
claims 1 to 21 of the main request submitted during the oral proceedings as new auxiliary request 1; the description and drawings possibly to be adapted thereto.