European Patent Office

T 1108/22 (Method/ROCHE) of 18.11.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T110822.20241118
Date of decision
18 November 2024
Case number
T 1108/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
10740823.9
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
Method to improve virus removal in protein purification
Applicant name
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Opponent name
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
PartG mbB
König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse
Potter Clarkson LLP
Maiwald GmbH
Neuefeind, Regina
Pohlman, Sandra M.
Leeming, John Gerard
MorphoSys AG
Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH/Bayer Pharma
Aktiengesellschaft/Bayer Animal Health GmbH
Michalski Hüttermann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Strawman Limited
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
Keywords
Main request - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings - claims - clarity (no)
Auxiliary request - admitted (yes) - claims - clarity (yes)
Remittal - special reasons for remittal
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 for further prosecution.