T 1001/01 (Treatment of ovarian cancer/SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION) of 11.10.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T100101.20071011
Date of decision: 11 October 2007
Case number: T 1001/01
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 92907833.5
IPC class: A61K 31/535
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Treatment of ovarian cancer
Applicant name: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
Keywords: Admissibility of not justified late-filed requests: no
Allowability under Article 123(2): (yes) for the sixth auxiliary request
Novelty and inventive step of the sixth auxiliary request: yes, improved indication
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0005/83 G 0002/88 T 1020/03
Citing cases: T 0491/08 T 0428/12 T 0752/17 T 0935/19

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the sixth auxiliary request filed in the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.