European Patent Office

T 1020/03 (Method of administration of IGF-I/GENENTECH INC.) vom 29.10.2004

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T102003.20041029
Datum der Entscheidung
29. Oktober 2004
Aktenzeichen
T 1020/03
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
96915698.3
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Method of administration of IGF-I
Name des Antragstellers
GENENTECH, INC.
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.3.04
Leitsatz

Any use to which Article 52(4) EPC first sentence applies in circumstances where the composition has already been suggested for some therapeutic use, allows a second medical use claim to the preparation of the composition for that second medical use, irrespective of in what detail that use was specified, subject to the use being novel and inventive. For the purposes of novelty also under Article 54(5) EPC this depends on whether use for therapy is novel, irrespective of the detail with which the therapy is stated in the claim.

Relevante Rechtsnormen
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 1Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 2Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 28Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 3Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Art 30European Patent Convention Art 112 1973European Patent Convention Art 113 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 53 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(5) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 82 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 97(1) 1973
Schlagwörter
Article 52(4) EPC complied with (yes) - decisions T 0317/95, T 0056/97, T 0584/97, T 0004/98 and T 0485/99 not followed as conflicting with G 0005/83
Article 54(5) EPC applicable (yes) - decision T 0004/98 not followed
Orientierungssatz
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of the main claim request filed on 3 November 1997.