T 0969/00 of 18.04.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T096900.20020418
- Date of decision
- 18 April 2002
- Case number
- T 0969/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94926894.0
- IPC class
- C08G 64/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Polymeric matrices and their uses in pharmaceutical compositions
- Applicant name
- Novartis AG, et al
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 67 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Reimbursement of appeal fee (no) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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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 back to first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 17 submitted with letter of 28 January 2002, after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.