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T 1664/07 (Zolpidem controlled-release/SANOFI) of 23.02.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T166407.20120223
Date of decision
23 February 2012
Case number
T 1664/07
Online on
19 April 2012
Petition for review of
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Application number
99968394.9
IPC class
A61K 31/415
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Application title
Controlled-release dosage forms comprising zolpidem or a salt thereof
Applicant name
SANOFI
Opponent name
Synthon BV
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Inventive step (no): absence of comparative examples, solution of less ambitious problem obvious in view of the state of the art
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.