T 1598/16 (Bacteriophage for acne treatment/MICREOS) of 25.01.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T159816.20220125
- Date of decision
- 25 January 2022
- Case number
- T 1598/16
- Online on
- 14 April 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06755735.5
- IPC class
- C12N 7/00A61K 35/76
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BACTERIOPHAGE AND THEIR USES
- Applicant name
- Micreos B.V.
- Opponent name
- Potter Clarkson LLP
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - added subject-matter (MR: yes)
Amendment after summons - taken into account (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (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 following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 to 15 of auxiliary request 2, filed as auxiliary request 5 with the letter of reply dated 2 February 2017.