T 1758/07 () of 7.6.2010

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T175807.20100607
Date of decision: 07 June 2010
Case number: T 1758/07
Application number: 97948938.2
IPC class: A23K 1/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 96 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: A method for producing a food additive, food additive, and the use of it
Applicant name: Hankkija-Maatalous Oy
Opponent name: BIOTEC PHARMACON ASA
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(4)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(5)
Keywords: First medical use: Novelty, Inventive step (yes)
First and second medical use claims in one set of claims (no)
Catchwords:

If the claimed subject-matter indeed relates to the first medical indication, G 1/83 provides no legal basis to additionally claim the same subject-matter in terms of a second medical indication (points 3.3 and 3.4)

Cited decisions:
G 0001/83
T 0958/94
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t071758eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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