T 0940/02 (Use of a peptide/NOVO NORDISK A/S) of 05.07.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T094002.20040705
- Date of decision
- 5 July 2004
- Case number
- T 0940/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93907820.0
- IPC class
- A61K 38/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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 a peptide
- Applicant name
- NOVO NORDISK A/S, et al
- Opponent name
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Board
- 3.3.04
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- Main Request - Auxiliary Requests 1 and 2: Inventive step (no)
Auxiliary Request 3: Added subject-matter (no) - Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0923/92
- 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 to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 and 2 of the third auxiliary request and a description to be adapted thereto.