T 0311/07 (Pharmaceutical composition of Topiramate/ORTHO-McNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.) of 15.07.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T031107.20090715
- Date of decision
- 15 July 2009
- Case number
- T 0311/07
- Online on
- 13 August 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99908594.7
- 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
- Pharmaceutical composition of topiramate
- Applicant name
- Ortho-McNeil Parmaceutical, Inc.
- Opponent name
- TECNIMEDE SOCIEDADE TECNICO-MEDICINAL S.A.
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request and first and second auxiliary requests: Inventive step (no): Use of a coating for masking the bitter taste of Topiramate obvious
Second auxiliary request: admissibility (yes): Amendments only concerned deletion of claims - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.