European Patent Office

T 1086/24 (Sustained-release dosage forms of ruxolitinib / INCYTE) of 09.06.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T108624.20260609
Date of decision
9 June 2026
Case number
T 1086/24
Online on
28 August 2026
Petition for review of
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Application number
13798840.8
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
SUSTAINED-RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS OF RUXOLITINIB
Applicant name
Incyte Holdings Corporation
Opponent name
Maiwald GmbH
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
STADA Arzneimittel AG
Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG)
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0136/24
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 claims of the main request filed as auxiliary request 14 on 26 January 2024 and a description to be adapted thereto.