| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T039697.20001115 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 15 November 2000 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0396/97 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 87902908.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A61K 31/78 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | C | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Novel topical metronidazole formulations | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | GALDERMA S.A. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Dr. August Wolff Chemisch Pharmazeutische Fabrik | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.02 | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Main request and auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - inventive step no - obvious alternative composition Auxiliary request 3 - not admissible - treatment of human body Fourth auxiliary request - not admitted into the proceedings - filed at the very end of the oral proceedings and total shifting of the invention - abuse of procedure - yes |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t970396eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021