T 0318/14 (Double patenting) du 07.02.2019

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T031814.20190207
Date de la décision: 7 février 2019
Numéro de l'affaire: T 0318/14
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 10718590.2
Classe de la CIB: A61P 1/12 A61K 35/74 A61P 37/08 A23L 1/30
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
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Autres décisions pour cet affaire: T 0318/14 Double patenting 2021-11-24
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC DIARRHOEA
Nom du demandeur: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Nom de l'opposant: -
Chambre: 3.3.01
Sommaire: -
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 125 European Patent Convention Art 139(3)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 60(1)European Patent Convention Art 63(1)European Patent Convention Art 64(1)European Patent Convention Art 67(1)European Patent Convention Art 67(2)European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 89 European Patent Convention Art 97(2)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(2)(a)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(2)(b)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(3)(a)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31(3)(b)Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 32
Mots-clés: Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal - (yes)
Exergue: The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:
1. Can a European patent application be refused under Article 97(2) EPC if it claims the same subject-matter as a European patent which was granted to the same applicant and does not form part of the state of the art pursuant to Article 54(2) and (3) EPC?
2.1 If the answer to the first question is yes, what are the conditions for such a refusal, and are different conditions to be applied depending on whether the European patent application under examination was filed
a) on the same date as, or
b) as a European divisional application (Article 76(1) EPC) in respect of, or
c) claiming the priority (Article 88 EPC) in respect of a European patent application on the basis of which a European patent was granted to the same applicant?
2.2 In particular, in the last of these cases, does an applicant have a legitimate interest in the grant of a patent on the (subsequent) European patent application in view of the fact that the filing date and not the priority date is the relevant date for calculating the term of the European patent under Article 63(1) EPC?
Affaires citées: G 0001/91 G 0001/97 G 0004/98 G 0001/05 G 0001/06 G 0002/10 G 0001/11 G 0002/12 G 0002/13 G 0001/15 J 0005/91 J 0032/95 T 0118/91 T 0080/98 T 0587/98 T 0998/99 T 0015/01 T 0475/02 T 0307/03 T 0411/03 T 0425/03 T 0467/03 T 0468/03 T 0936/04 T 0005/05 T 0579/05 T 0877/06 T 1562/06 T 1708/06 T 1391/07 T 1423/07 T 0051/08 T 0616/08 T 2402/10 T 2461/10 T 2563/11 T 0879/12 T 1780/12 T 0696/16 T 1252/16
Affaires citantes: G 0004/19 T 1252/16

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The following questions are referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal:

1. Can a European patent application be refused under Article 97(2) EPC if it claims the same subject-matter as a European patent which was granted to the same applicant and does not form part of the state of the art pursuant to Article 54(2) and (3) EPC?

2.1 If the answer to the first question is yes, what are the conditions for such a refusal, and are different conditions to be applied depending on whether the European patent application under examination was filed

a) on the same date as, or

b) as a European divisional application (Article 76(1) EPC) in respect of, or

c) claiming the priority (Article 88 EPC) in respect of a European patent application on the basis of which a European patent was granted to the same applicant?

2.2 In particular, in the last of these cases, does an applicant have a legitimate interest in the grant of a patent on the (subsequent) European patent application in view of the fact that the filing date and not the priority date is the relevant date for calculating the term of the European patent under Article 63(1) EPC?