T 0750/18 of 20.12.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T075018.20211220
- Date of decision
- 20 December 2021
- Case number
- T 0750/18
- Online on
- 7 March 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09789380.4
- IPC class
- C07D 489/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESSES FOR THE ALKYLATION OF NORBUPRENORPHINE WITH REDUCED IMPURITY FORMATION
- Applicant name
- Mallinckrodt LLC
- Opponent name
- isarpatent - Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Behnisch
Barth Charles Hassa Peckmann und Partner mbB
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention R 139European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Correction of error - (no)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Statement of grounds of appeal - complete case (yes)
Statement of grounds of appeal - No need to raise objections against all dependent claims
Late-filed test results - admitted (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 5 (no)
Reply to grounds of appeal - complete case (no) - auxiliary request not substantiated
Amendment of the case after summons - exceptional circumstances (no) - auxiliary request 6 admitted (no) - Catchword
- The requirement under Article 12(2) RPBA 2007 to present a complete case does not imply that an appellant/opponent, impugning a decision to maintain a patent in granted or amended form, has to raise objections against all dependent claims (point 4.2 of the reasons).
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appealed decision is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.