T 0036/02 (Solid matrix system for transdermal drug delivery/ORTHO-MCNEIL) of 29.3.2006

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T003602.20060329

Date of decision:

29 March 2006

Case number:

T 0036/02

Application number:

90309608.9

IPC class:

A61L 15/44

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 75Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Solid matrix system for transdermal drug delivery

Applicant name:

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Opponent name:

Berghof Labor- und Automationstechnik GmbH
Schwarz Pharma AG
LTS Lohmann Therapie System GmbH
Rotta Research Laboratorium S.p.A.
Schering AG

Board:

3.3.10

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(c)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)

Keywords:

Jurisdiction of the Boards on issues decided by the first instance - power on the Board to review each issue
Party to the proceedings - right to comment on any relevant issue
Amendments (not allowable) - undue generalisation of a commercial product

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

G 0009/91
G 0010/91

Citing decisions:

T 0145/05

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t020036eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021