G 0006/88 (Plant growth regulating agent/BAYER) of 11.12.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:G000688.19891211
Date of decision: 11 December 1989
Case number: G 0006/88
Petition for review of: T 0208/88 1988-07-20
Application number: 80106574.9
IPC class: A01N 43/54
Language of proceedings: German
Distribution: Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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Headnote: A claim to the use of a known compound for a particular purpose, which is based on a technical effect which is described in the patent, should be interpreted as including that technical effect as a functional technical feature, and is accordingly not open to objection under Article 54(1) EPC provided that such technical feature has not previously been made available to the public.
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 112(1)(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 69 1973
Keywords: Second non-medical indication
Novelty of second non-medical use with same technical means of of execution
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Cited cases: T 0012/81 T 0068/85 T 0139/85 T 0231/85 T 0303/86 T 0124/87
Citing cases: G 0003/14 G 0001/23 G 0001/24 T 0049/87 T 0276/88 T 0958/90 T 0105/92 T 0110/92 T 0877/92 T 0013/93 T 0082/93 T 0210/93 T 0254/93 T 0848/93 T 0262/94 T 0379/94 T 0698/94 T 0150/95 T 0189/95 T 0838/95 T 0169/96 T 0410/96 T 0978/96 T 1073/96 T 0133/97 T 0470/97 T 0978/97 T 0319/98 T 0717/98 T 0800/98 T 0910/98 T 0308/99 T 0462/99 T 0947/99 T 0952/99 T 1049/99 T 1104/99 T 0274/00 T 0279/00 T 0846/00 T 0445/01 T 1269/01 T 0209/02 T 0609/02 T 0684/02 T 0780/02 T 0858/02 T 0920/02 T 0977/02 T 0102/03 T 0217/03 T 0334/03 T 0503/03 T 0520/03 T 0060/04 T 0509/04 T 0528/04 T 1011/04 T 1343/04 T 0047/05 T 0639/05 T 0950/05 T 1287/05 T 1320/05 T 1547/05 T 0699/06 T 0826/06 T 1010/06 T 1167/06 T 1614/06 T 1649/06 T 1663/06 T 1855/06 T 0892/07 T 1847/07 T 0304/08 T 0491/08 T 1168/08 T 2215/08 T 0428/09 T 0511/09 T 1839/09 T 1955/09 T 0302/10 T 0303/10 T 0569/10 T 1823/11 T 2149/11 T 0404/12 T 0887/12 T 1047/12 T 1822/12 T 0633/13 T 2170/13 T 0201/14 T 0875/14 T 1539/14 T 1101/15 T 1385/15 T 1720/15 T 2299/15 T 0283/16 T 0680/16 T 1105/16 T 1159/16 T 2218/16 T 0308/17 T 0747/18 T 1338/18 T 1345/18 T 1437/18 T 0099/19 T 0438/19 T 3118/19 T 0056/21 T 0638/21 T 1504/21 T 1863/21 T 1913/21 T 0177/22 T 0439/22 T 1616/22 T 2192/22 T 2387/22 T 1551/23 T 1628/23 T 0091/24

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The question of law which was referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is answered as follows: A claim to the use of a known compound for a particular purpose, which is based on a technical effect which is described in the patent, should be interpreted as including that technical effect as a functional technical feature, and is accordingly not open to objection under Article 54(1) EPC provided that such technical feature has not previously been made available to the public.