European Patent Office

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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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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Cited cases
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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.