T 0015/07 (Antibiotic Compositions for Treatment of the Eye/ALCON INC.) of 30.04.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T001507.20090430
- Date of decision
- 30 April 2009
- Case number
- T 0015/07
- Online on
- 5 June 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99956504.7
- IPC class
- A61K 31/435
- 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
- Antibiotic compositions for treatment of the eye
- Applicant name
- Alcon, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - allowability of the amendments: yes
Main request and auxiliary request - inventive step - (no): improved efficacy of moxifloxacin obvious - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The European patent is revoked.