European Patent Office

T 1684/16 du 03.03.2020

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T168416.20200303
Date de la décision
3 mars 2020
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1684/16
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
06774184.3
Classe de la CIB
A61K 31/4709C07D 215/54
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF 4-[(2,4-DICHLORO-5-METHOXYPHENYL)AMINO]-6-METHOXY-7-[3-(4-METHYL-1-PIPERAZINYL)PROPOXY]-3-QUINOLINECARB-ONITRILE AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME
Nom du demandeur
Wyeth LLC
Nom de l'opposant
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Generics [UK] Ltd (trading as Mylan)
Chambre
3.3.02
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 100(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3) (2007)
Mots-clés
Grounds for opposition - amendments
New allegation of facts
Inventive step
Exergue
The fact that the skilled person is taught in the prior art to investigate polymorphs in order to isolate the crystalline form having the most desirable properties is in itself not necessarily sufficient to consider a specific polymorphic form having a certain desired property obvious (see point 4.3.4 of the Reasons).
Affaires citées
T 0777/08

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:

claims 1 to 21 of the first auxiliary request, filed with the reply to the statement of grounds of appeal.