European Patent Office

T 0592/24 (Cancer combination therapy/NOVARTIS) of 13.04.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T059224.20260413
Date of decision
13 April 2026
Case number
T 0592/24
Online on
2 June 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
14752433.4
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
Applicant name
Novartis AG
Opponent name
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Stada-Arzneimittel Aktiengesellschaft
Generics [UK] Limited
Hoffmann Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Bachelin, Martin
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown
Inventive step - closest prior art
Inventive step - try-and-see situation (no)
Amendment to case - amendment admitted (no)
Amendment to appeal case - amendments admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.