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
- IPC class
- C12N 5/00C07K 16/00
- 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
- 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.