T 0082/04 (Dosage form of azithromycin/PFIZER INC.) of 09.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T008204.20050609
- Date of decision
- 9 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0082/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95302628.3
- IPC class
- A61K 31/71
- 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
- Oral dosage forms of azithromycin avoiding drugfood interaction
- Applicant name
- PFIZER INC.
- Opponent name
- Hexal Aktiengesellschaft
RATIOPHARM GMBH
Laboratorios Vita, S.A. - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility - yes: reply to a newly raised objection
Rule 57a - yes: bona fide attempt to overcome an objection
Article 123(2) - no: sub-range is a restriction of a broader range not a selection within it
Article 84 - yes: a feature is clear when it is possible to determine whether the conditions it requires are fulfilled
Article 111 - remittal - yes: unexamined grounds of opposition - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 2613/19
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 for further prosecution.