T 1758/23 (Process for cultivation of CHO cells/NOVARTIS AG) of 07.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T175823.20251007
- Date of decision
- 7 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1758/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17199357.9
- IPC class
- C12N 5/00C07K 16/00C12P 21/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for cultivation of CHO cells
- Applicant name
- Novartis AG
- Opponent name
- Strawman Limited
Weinzierl, Gerhard
Dehns Ltd
Maiwald GmbH
Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Pohlman, Sandra M. - Board
- 3.3.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 5 - added subject-matter (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/10
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.