T 1682/15 (Combination of brimonidine and timolol/ALLERGAN) of 13.6.2017

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T168215.20170613
Date of decision: 13 June 2017
Case number: T 1682/15
Application number: 03726234.2
IPC class: A61K 31/535
A61K 31/498
A61P 27/06
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 675 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: COMBINATION OF BRIMONIDINE AND TIMOLOL FOR TOPICAL OPHTHALMIC USE
Applicant name: ALLERGAN, INC.
Opponent name: STADA Arzneimittel AG
Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD.
Abdi Ibrahim Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
Hexal AG
Generics [UK] Limited
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 55(1)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late-filed submission in relation to Article 55 EPC - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step (all requests)
Inventive step - (no)
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0003/98
T 0167/93
T 1064/08
Citing decisions:
T 2206/13
T 0723/14

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