T 1074/06 (Infertility/ARS) of 09.08.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T107406.20070809
Date of decision: 9 August 2007
Case number: T 1074/06
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 01900491.0
IPC class: A61K 38/24
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: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Use of FSH for treating infertility
Applicant name: Applied Research Systems ARS Holding N.V.
Opponent name: Akzo Nobel N.V.
Board: 3.3.04
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
Keywords: Main request - sufficiency of disclosure - (no)
First auxiliary request - added subject-matter - (no), admissibility, patentable subject-matter, inventive step, sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0019/90 T 0633/97 T 1020/03
Citing cases: G 0002/08 T 1280/08 T 1356/21 T 1357/21

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims 1 to 15 of the first auxiliary request received during oral proceedings of 9 August 2007.

Description: pages 1, 2, 5 to 15 of the patent specification and pages 3, 3a, 4 and 16 received during oral proceedings of 9 August 2007.