T 0900/21 (Overload and elute chromatography/Hoffmann La Roche) of 29.03.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T090021.20230329
- Date of decision
- 29 March 2023
- Case number
- T 0900/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17157670.5
- IPC class
- B01D 15/08
- 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
- OVERLOAD AND ELUTE CHROMATOGRAPHY
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Opponent name
- Hoffman Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - main request and auxiliary requests 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 13a
Sufficiency of disclosure - (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 5, 7, 10-12
Inventive step - (no)
auxiliary request 14 allowable - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0003/14T 0409/91T 0435/91T 0939/92T 0172/99T 0458/07T 0608/07T 0593/09T 2114/16T 2759/17T 0995/18T 2843/19
- 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 in amended form on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 14 filed with the reply to the appeal and a description to be adapted thereto.