T 1898/06 (Urea derivatives/BOEHRINGER) of 12.08.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T189806.20090812
- Date of decision
- 12 August 2009
- Case number
- T 1898/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99960668.4
- 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
- Aromatic heterocyclic compounds as antiinflammatory agents
- Applicant name
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Main Request and Auxiliary Requests 1-5: Clarity of the claims (no): The term "pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives therof" renders the claims unclear
Auxiliary Request 6: Meets the requirements of the EPC - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0988/02
- Citing cases
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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 grant a patent with the following claims and a description to be adapted:
claims 1 to 17 filed as Sixth Auxiliary Request with
letter dated 5 June 2009 (received at
the EPO at 19:02 hrs).