T 1398/14 (Detection of therapeutic antibody/HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE) of 18.06.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T139814.20190618
- Date of decision
- 18 June 2019
- Case number
- T 1398/14
- Online on
- 24 January 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05824356.9
- IPC class
- G01N 33/68
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- DETECTION OF A THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODY IN AN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL
- Applicant name
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
- Opponent name
- MorphoSys AG
Novartis AG - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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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 with the set of claims of the main request, filed as auxiliary request 1 with the letter dated 17 May 2019, and a description to be adapted thereto.