T 2051/23 (Purification of triple-helical proteins/EVONIK) du 20.11.2025
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T205123.20251120
- Date de la décision
- 20 novembre 2025
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 2051/23
- En ligne le
- 12 mai 2026
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 14768321.3
- 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
- Purification of triple helical proteins
- Nom du demandeur
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Nom de l'opposant
- BASF BEAUTY CARE SOLUTIONS FRANCE SAS
- Chambre
- 3.3.04
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
- Mots-clés
- Auxiliary request 10a - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Amendments - extension of the protection conferred (no)
Priority - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendment to case - exercise of discretion
Late-filed facts - error in use of discretion by the opposition division (no)
Late-filed facts - circumstances of the appeal case justify admittance (no) - Exergue
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- Affaires citantes
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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 in amended form with claims 1 to 16 of auxiliary request 10a filed with letter dated 6 August 2024, and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto, if necessary.