T 0007/07 (Ethinylestradiol and drospirenone for use as a contraceptive/BAYER … of 7.7.2011

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T000707.20110707
Date of decision: 07 July 2011
Case number: T 0007/07
Petition for review: R 0018/11
Application number: 00953387.8
IPC class: A61K 31/565
A61K 31/585
A61P 15/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 97 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Pharmaceutical combination of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone for use as a contraceptive
Applicant name: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
Opponent name: Hexal AG
Intervener:
Ladee Pharma Baltics UAB
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 105(1)(a)
European Patent Convention Art 115
Lithuanian Patent Law Art 050
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 39
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 2(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 3
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 R 64(a)
Keywords: Admissibility of the appeal (yes): appellant clearly identifyable
Admissibility of the intervention (no): infringement proceedings instituted in extension state not based on the European patent in suit
Admissibility of auxiliary request 3 (no): prima facie clarity problems
Novelty of main request and auxiliary request 1 (no): not novel over public prior use
Auxiliary request 2 - Article 123(2) EPC (no): new combination of features
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0009/91
G 0001/92
G 0001/94
G 0002/02
G 0003/02
J 0014/00
J 0019/00
J 0009/04
J 0002/05
J 0004/05
T 0338/89
T 0867/91
T 0446/95
T 1071/00
T 0906/01
T 0152/03
T 0006/05
T 0425/05
T 1421/05
T 1196/08
Citing decisions:
T 0637/09
T 0598/12
T 1083/12

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