European Patent Office

T 0089/23 (Hypotaurine/HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE) of 11.03.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T008923.20250311
Date of decision
11 March 2025
Case number
T 0089/23
Petition for review of
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Application number
14721668.3
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
Cell culture compositions with antioxidants and methods for polypeptide production
Applicant name
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Opponent name
Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Maiwald GmbH
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 87Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Late-filed documents
Late-filed document - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - suitability of amendment to resolve issues raised (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 as amended in the following version:

Claims:

Claims 1 to 8 of the main request filed on 5 March 2025;

Description:

Paragraphs [0001] to [0187] of the patent specification;

Drawings:

Figures 1 to 10 of the patent specification.