European Patent Office

T 0019/86 (Pigs II) vom 15.10.1987

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T001986.19871015
Datum der Entscheidung
15. Oktober 1987
Aktenzeichen
T 0019/86
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
82200705.0
IPC-Klasse
A61K 39/245
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
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Name des Antragstellers
Duphar
Name des Einsprechenden
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Kammer
3.3.01
Leitsatz

1.Both prophylactic and curative treatments of disease are within the meaning of the word "therapy" as used in Article 52(4) EPC.

2.The therapeutic application of a vaccine, which is known for treatment of a particular class of animal (here sero-negative pigs), to a new and different class of the same animal (here sero-positive pigs), is a second medical use within the principle set out in Decision Gr 05/83 (OJ EPO 1985,64) and is thereforef patentable if such new use is inventive.

Schlagwörter
Known therapeutic treatment
Application to new class of animals
Further medical use
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

1. The impugned Decision of the Examining Division is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 5 filed on 11 March 1985, with a description to be adapted accordingly.