T 0574/96 (Deoxytetracyclines/AMERICAN CYANAMID) of 30.7.1999

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T057496.19990730

Date of decision:

30 July 1999

Case number:

T 0574/96

Application number:

92114281.6

IPC class:

C07C 237/26

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 156Â KB)
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Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Novel 7-substituted-9-substituted amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracyclines

Applicant name:

AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY

Opponent name:

Board:

3.3.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)

Keywords:

Clarity (yes) - complex claims not unclear

Catchwords:

Clarity under Article 84 EPC is not at stake in a case of mere complexity of a claim, provided the subject-matter for which protection is sought and the scope thereof are clear and unambiguous for a person skilled in the art, either per se or in the light of the description, since complexity as such is not equivalent to lack of clarity.

Cited decisions:

Citing decisions:

T 1020/98

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t960574eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021