T 0360/07 (Magnesium omeprazole/SHERMAN) of 09.02.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T036007.20100209
- Date of decision
- 9 February 2010
- Case number
- T 0360/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00952815.9
- 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
- Magnesium omeprazole
- Applicant name
- SHERMAN, Bernard Charles
- Opponent name
- Hexal AG
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Main request: Novelty (no) - low solvent content cannot render the product novel
First to fourth auxiliary requests: Clarity (no)
Fifth auxiliary request: inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0552/18
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the Fifth Auxiliary Request (claims 1-3), filed at the oral proceedings and after any necessary amendment of the description.