T 0833/11 (Fluticasone furoate/GLAXO) of 8.4.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T083311.20140408
Date of decision: 08 April 2014
Case number: T 0833/11
Application number: 01953272.0
IPC class: C07J 31/00
C07J 17/00
A61K 31/58
A61P 5/44
A61P 11/06
A61P 11/08
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 594 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: 6.alpha.,9.alpha.-Difluoro-17.alpha.-(2-furanylcarbonyl)-oxy-11.beta.-hydroxy-16.alpha.-methyl-3-oxo-androst-1,4-diene-17.beta.-carbothioic acid S-fluoromethyl ester as an anti-inflammatory agent
Applicant name: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
Opponent name: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 54
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention Art 114(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 16(1)
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
Keywords: Main request, allowable
Sufficiency (yes)
Novelty (yes), specific ester
Inventive step (yes), choice of closest prior art
Admission of late-filed document (no)
Apportionment of costs (no)
Remittal (no)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0001/03
T 0181/82
T 0256/87
T 0967/97
T 1046/97
T 0591/04
T 0365/07
T 0608/07
T 0021/08
T 0593/09
T 1760/11
Citing decisions:
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