European Patent Office

T 1447/06 (Non-toxic mucosal adjuvant/NOVARTIS VACCINES) of 03.04.2008

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T144706.20080403
Date of decision
3 April 2008
Case number
T 1447/06
Online on
5 September 2008
Petition for review of
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Application number
95903889.4
IPC class
A61K 39/39
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Non-toxic mucosal adjuvant
Applicant name
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics S.r.l.
Opponent name
Wyeth
Sanofi Pasteur Limited
Board
3.3.04
Headnote
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Keywords
Main Request: Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Added subject-matter (no)
Broadening of protection (no)
Clarity (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

1. Description: pages 2 and 7 of the patent specification, pages 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6 and 8 submitted during oral proceedings of 3 April 2008.

2. Claims: 1 - 12 of the Main Request submitted during oral proceedings of 3 April 2008.

3. Figures: 1 - 3 of the patent specification.