European Patent Office

T 0025/09 (Capsular polysaccharide/NOVARTIS) vom 23.12.2009

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T002509.20091223
Datum der Entscheidung
23. Dezember 2009
Aktenzeichen
T 0025/09
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
02755452.6
IPC-Klasse
A61K 39/02
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Capsular polysaccharide solubilisation
Name des Antragstellers
Novartis AG
Name des Einsprechenden
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
Kammer
3.3.04
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Main request - inventive step (no); auxiliary request - added subject-matter (no), clarity, novelty, inventive step (yes)
Withdrawal of auxiliary requests (yes); opinion on withdrawn auxiliary requests (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 2879/19

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the auxiliary request as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board on 23 December 2009 and a description yet to be adapted thereto.

3. The request of Appellant II not to allow Appellant I to withdraw any of its auxiliary requests considered during oral proceedings is rejected.

4. The request of Appellant II that the Board expresses its opinion on auxiliary requests withdrawn during oral proceedings is rejected.