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T 0365/09 () of 14.4.2010

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T036509.20100414

Date of decision:

14 April 2010

Case number:

T 0365/09

Application number:

IPC class:

Language of proceedings:

EN

Distribution:

C

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 139Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Cross-linked hyaluronic acids and medical uses thereof

Applicant name:

Sigmar Italia S.p.A.

Opponent name:

Fidia Farmaceutici S.P.A.

Board:

3.3.03

Headnote:

-

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 112
European Patent Convention Art 112a

Keywords:

Inventive step - ex post facto analysis
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features
Inventive step - problem and solution
Res judicata

Catchwords:

Res judicata under EPC 2000 (reasons 2 to 2.2)

Cited decisions:

G 0001/97
G 0003/08
T 0254/86
T 0656/90
T 0843/91
T 0934/91
T 0785/05

Citing decisions:

T 1545/08
T 0449/15

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t090365eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

13 references found.

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EPC Articles

X A.56 EPC Inventive step

X A.112 EPC Decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X A.112a EPC Article 112a Petition for review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Case Law Book: V Priority

X CLR V A 2.2.4 Appeals against decisions of the boards of appeal

X CLR V A 8.1 Notion of res judicata

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0001/97 (Request with a view to revision) of 10.12.1999

X G 0003/08 (Programs for computers) of 12.5.2010

General Case Law

X T 0254/86 (Yellow dyes) of 5.11.1987

X T 0656/90 () of 13.11.1991

X T 0843/91 (Photographic elements) of 5.8.1993

X T 0934/91 (Photographic material) of 4.8.1992

X T 1545/08 (Combination therapy HCV/MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.) of 21.3.2012

X T 0449/15 (Antimicrobial material/CONVATEC) of 25.2.2016