T 0820/92 (Contraceptive method) vom 11.01.1994
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T082092.19940111
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 11. Januar 1994
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0820/92
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 87902913.0
- IPC-Klasse
- A61K 37/56
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Im Amtsblatt des EPA veröffentlicht (A)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
- Amtsblattfassungen
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Continuous delivery of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone compositions in combination with sex steroid delivery for use as a contraceptive
- Name des Antragstellers
- The General Hospital
- Name des Einsprechenden
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- Kammer
- 3.3.02
- Leitsatz
In the case of a method involving administration of two or more substances (here: an LHRH contraceptive composition and oestrogenic and/or progestational steroids) the question for the purposes of Article 52(4) EPC is not whether the main or even the only reason for carrying out the whole of the claimed method is non-therapeutic. Rather a method claim falls under the prohibition of Article 52(4) EPC already if the purpose of the administration of one of the substances is a treatment by therapy, and the administration of this substance is a feature of the claim (cf. point 5.9 of the Reasons).
- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 57 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Patentability of a contraceptive method involving a concurrent therapeutic step (no)
Presence of one step prohibited under Article 52(4) EPC prevents method being allowable - Orientierungssatz
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ORDER
For these reasons, it has been decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order that a patent be granted on the basis of the claims of the first auxiliary request submitted during the oral proceedings on 11 January 1994 and a description composed of pages 1 to 5, 7 to 10 and 12 to 16. as originally filed and pages 6 and 11 as filed with the letter of 14 October 1991.