European Patent Office

T 2130/22 (OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION COMPOSITION/Bausch & Lomb Incorporated) of 15.10.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T213022.20241015
Date of decision
15 October 2024
Case number
T 2130/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
18209003.5
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
OPHTHALMIC SUSPENSION COMPOSITION
Applicant name
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Opponent name
Sandoz AG
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 87(1)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
Admission of a new document (No)
Main request - Sufficiency of disclosure (Yes)
Priority not valid
Main request - Inventive step (Yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0001/03
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 with the claims according to the main request, filed as auxiliary request 1 with letter dated 4 April 2023, and a description to be adapted thereto if necessary.