T 1609/07 (Delivery System for Hydrophobic Drugs/R.P. SCHERER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) of 05.03.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T160907.20100305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 2010
- Case number
- T 1609/07
- Online on
- 27 April 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02001663.0
- IPC class
- A61K 9/48
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Application title
- Delivery system for hydrophobic drugs
- Applicant name
- R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 111
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary request 1 - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 2-5 - sufficiency (no): the tests in the original application, which allow to determine whether a given hydrophobic surfactant meets the funtional definition as claimed, are only applicable to a preferred class of hydrophobic surfactants, but not to hydrophobic surfactants in their entirety
Auxiliary request 6 - clarity (no): percentages do not add up to 100%
Auxiliary request 7 - remittal (yes): undecided issues - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The case is remitted to the examining division for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary requests 7 to 9 filed on 17 February 2010.