European Patent Office

T 0215/01 (Method of inhibiting HIV replication: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, et al) of 07.04.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T021501.20050407
Date of decision
7 April 2005
Case number
T 0215/01
Online on
7 April 2005
Petition for review of
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Application number
90909103.5
IPC class
A61K 31/35
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Antiviral therapy using thiazine and xanthene dyes
Applicant name
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, et al
Opponent name
Blutspendedienst der Landesverbände des DRK Niedersachsen,
Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen, Oldenburg und Bremen gGmbH
Baxter International Inc.
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request and auxiliary request 1 - inventive step - (no): use of methylene blue obvious
Auxiliary requests 2 and 3 - added matter - (yes): methods carried out independently "in vitro" and "in vivo"
provide no support for a method carried out"ex vivo"
Remittal (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1614/06

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.