T 0715/07 (Hydrates of sodium risedronate/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 11.01.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T071507.20100111
- Date of decision
- 11 January 2010
- Case number
- T 0715/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01906880.8
- IPC class
- C07F 9/58
- 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
- Selective crystallization of 3-pyridyl-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid sodium as the hemipentahydrate or monohydrate
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- HEXAL A/S
Egis Gyogyszergyar RT. - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
- Keywords
- Main Request - Inventive step (no) - obvious solution
First auxiliary request - Remittal (yes) - not discussed before the first instance - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0181/82
- 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 for further prosecution upon the basis of claims 1-8 of the first auxiliary request submitted at the oral proceedings.