European Patent Office

T 0779/24 (Dosing regimen for long-acting Paliperidone esters / JANSSEN) of 12.03.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T077924.20260312
Date of decision
12 March 2026
Case number
T 0779/24
Online on
28 April 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
16777058.5
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
DOSING REGIMEN FOR MISSED DOSES FOR LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE PALIPERIDONE ESTERS
Applicant name
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Opponent name
Hexal AG
df-mp Dörries Frank-Molnia & Pohlman
STADA Arzneimittel AG
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
RPBA 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Late-filed evidence - admitted (yes)
Claim intepretation - description taken into consideration
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request filed on 24 January 2024 and a description to be adapted thereto.