T 0456/91 (Microencapsulation/SYNTEX) of 3.11.1993

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T045691.19931103

Date of decision:

03 November 1993

Case number:

T 0456/91

Application number:

81305426.9

IPC class:

A61K 9/50

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Versions:	Unpublished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:

Microencapsulation of water-soluble polypeptides

Applicant name:

Syntex (USA) Inc.

Opponent name:

01) Debiopharm S.A.
02) Ipsen Biotech sociÃ©tÃ© au nom collectif
03) The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
05) Deghenghi, Roman
08) Ferring Arzneimittel GmbH
09) Ares-Sereno N.V.
10) Stolle Research & Development Corporation

Board:

3.3.02

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 88
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 89
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)

Keywords:

Amendments - extension of original disclosure (no)
Extension of protection (no)
Clarity (yes) - claims supported by description - broad claim not unclear
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - no undue burden to skilled person
Priority right (yes) - no previous disclosure of claimed invention
Novelty (yes) - claimed invention not part of the state of the art
Inventive step (yes) - claimed solution not foreshadowed by state of the art

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0219/83
T 0292/85
T 0238/88
T 0688/91

Citing decisions:

T 0530/94
T 0148/98
T 0515/03
T 0645/05

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t910456eu1.html

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