T 0601/05 (Anti-TNF alpha human monoclonal antibodies/BAYER III) of 2.12.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T060105.20091202
Date of decision: 02 December 2009
Case number: T 0601/05
Application number: 94102560.3
IPC class: C12P 21/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 143 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished | Unpublished v2 | Unpublished v3
Title of application: Anti-TNF alpha human monoclonal antibodies
Applicant name: Bayer Corporation
Opponent name: Centocor, Inc.
Abbott Laboratories
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 57
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 Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention Art 116
Keywords: Admission of late-filed documents - (partly)
Admission of late-filed auxiliary requests 1 to 3 - (no)
Main request - sufficiency of disclosure - (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - added matter, extension of scope (no); clarity and support (yes); sufficiency of disclosure, novelty, inventive step (yes)
Right to be heard violated by (i) non-admission of parts of documents and (ii) limitation of time to speak at oral proceedings (no)
Catchwords:

see points 11 to 17, 21 to 44 and 121 to 126

Cited decisions:
G 0001/03
T 0260/85
T 0292/85
T 0361/87
T 0431/96
T 0036/00
T 0792/00
T 0219/01
T 0609/02
T 0611/02
T 1936/07
Citing decisions:
T 1107/06
T 0386/08
T 1592/12

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