T 0043/00 ("Pharmaceutical preparations/AKZO) of 9.5.2003

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T004300.20030509

Date of decision:

09 May 2003

Case number:

T 0043/00

Application number:

92103963.2

IPC class:

A61K 9/20

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 1Â MB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Low dose dry pharmaceutical preparations

Applicant name:

Akzo Nobel N.V.

Opponent name:

Jenapharm GmbH & Co. KG
Meggle GmbH
Schering AG

Board:

3.3.02

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 57a
European Patent Convention 1973 R 71(2)

Keywords:

Main request: novelty (no) - prior use adequately substantiated by evidence: prejudicial to the novelty of claim 5 as granted
First and second auxiliary requests: admissible and allowable
Remittal to the first instance for further prosecution: prior use represents highly relevant state of the art not considered by the first instance - case different from that on which the first instance's decision was based

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Cited decisions:

T 0472/92
T 0558/95

Citing decisions:

T 0326/01
T 0493/06

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t000043eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021