European Patent Office

T 2589/16 (Cross-species CD3 antibody/AMGEN) of 16.11.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T258916.20211116
Date of decision
16 November 2021
Case number
T 2589/16
Online on
22 April 2022
Petition for review of
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Application number
08735001.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Cross-species-specific CD3-epsilon binding domain
Applicant name
Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH
Opponent name
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Engmab AG
Genmab A/S
Affimed GmbH (opposition withdrawn)
Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
Pfizer Inc.
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 87Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Late-filed main request and auxiliary requests 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Auxiliary request 21 - Priority - same invention (yes); Amendments - allowable (yes); Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes); Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed objection - submitted during oral proceedings
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Late-filed objection - inadequately substantiated
Late-filed objection - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeals are dismissed.