T 2045/09 (Anti-ErbB3 antibody/GENENTECH) of 14.5.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T204509.20140514
Date of decision: 14 May 2014
Case number: T 2045/09
Application number: 97908923.2
IPC class: C07K 16/32
A61K 39/395
G01N 33/577
C12N 5/10
C12N 5/20
C07K 17/00
C12N 15/64
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 658 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Erbb3 antibodies
Applicant name: Genentech, Inc.
Opponent name: Amgen Inc.
U3 Pharma GmbH
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
European Patent Convention R 139
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Admissibility of appeal - appeal admissible after remedy of deficiencies
Inventive step - Main request (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Amendment - added subject-matter
Amendment - Auxiliary request 1 (yes)
Claims - unclear characterization of parameters
Claims - Auxiliary request 2 (yes)
Amendment - added subject-matter
Amendment - Auxiliary request 3 (no)
Inventive step - Auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0001/92
G 0001/93
G 0001/12
T 0735/00
T 0500/01
Citing decisions:
T 1755/14
T 1833/14

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