European Patent Office

T 1827/07 (Hydrophilic sulfonamides/MERCK SERONO) of 14.11.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T182707.20111114
Date of decision
14 November 2011
Case number
T 1827/07
Petition for review of
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Application number
01967621.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Pharmaceutically active hydrophilic sulfonamide derivatives as inhibitors of protein jun-kinases
Applicant name
Merck Serono SA
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes) - nonobvious modification in chemical structure of the compounds of the prior art
Swiss-type claim
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/08
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 with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims:

Nos. 1 to 5 and 7 to 9, filed with the letter of 20 June 2011; and

No. 6, filed with the letter of 22 September 2011.

Description:

pages 1 to 7 and 30 to 48 as originally filed;

pages 8 to 10 and 12 to 22 filed with the letter of 21 September 2011; and

page 11 filed with the letter of 22 September 2011.