European Patent Office

T 0739/01 (NSAID for dementia/UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA) of 06.10.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T073901.20051006
Date of decision
6 October 2005
Case number
T 0739/01
Petition for review of
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Application number
92910600.3
IPC class
A61K 31/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Use of NSAID in the treatment of dementia
Applicant name
University of British Columbia
Opponent name
Merck & Co., Inc.
Monsanto Company
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Disclaimer (not accepted): No accidental anticipation
Catchword
With respect to the admissibility of disclaimers, it does not matter if the skilled person finds reasons in the relevant prior-art document that make him believe that the particular novelty-destroying embodiment in the context of the citation appears accidental. As long as the document in which this embodiment is set out relates to the same technical field as the alleged invention, the anticipation is related and not remote.
Cited cases
G 0001/03
Citing cases
T 1911/08

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.