European Patent Office

T 0047/22 (Immunoglobulin library/CRESCENDO BIOLOGICS) of 05.07.2023

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T004722.20230705
Date of decision
5 July 2023
Case number
T 0047/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
16703351.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Methods for producing optimised therapeutic molecules
Applicant name
Crescendo Biologics Limited
Opponent name
Strawman Limited
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Late-filed evidence - document could have been filed in first instance proceedings (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

- The decision under appeal is set aside.

- The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent according to the claims of auxiliary request 1 filed with the statement of grounds and description and drawings possibly to be adapted thereto.