T 0956/05 (Suspension Aerosol Formulations/MINNESOTA MINING) of 10.08.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T095605.20060810
- Date of decision
- 10 August 2006
- Case number
- T 0956/05
- Online on
- 27 October 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96200109.5
- IPC class
- A61K 9/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Suspension aerosol formulations
- Applicant name
- MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
- Opponent name
- SkyePharma AG
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - no data supplied by the patentee to support improvement; further formulation obvious to obtain by replacing well known components
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is revoked.