T 0401/04 (Magnesium salt of (-)-omeprazole/ASTRAZENECA) of 19.12.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T040104.20061219
- Date of decision
- 19 December 2006
- Case number
- T 0401/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94917244.9
- IPC class
- C07D 401/12
- 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
- Optically pure magnesium-salt of pyridinylmethyl sulfinyl-1H-benzimidazole compound
- Applicant name
- AstraZeneca AB
- Opponent name
- Ratiopharm GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - obvious solution
Late filed documents - not admitted - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0181/82
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.