European Patent Office

T 0175/08 (Preparation of 5-carboxyphthalide/INFOSINT) of 27.07.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T017508.20100727
Date of decision
27 July 2010
Case number
T 0175/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
00203602.8
IPC class
C07D 307/88
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
Process for the preparation of 5-carboxyphthalide
Applicant name
INFOSINT SA
Opponent name
H. Lundbeck A/S
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Main and first auxiliary requests: novelty (yes), novel combination of process features
Main request: inventive step (no), obvious alternative process
First auxiliary request: inventive step (yes), fair comparative tests
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0279/89
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 maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

- claims 1-22 of the 1st auxiliary request filed with a letter dated 25 May 2010; and

- amended pages 2 to 5 of the patent specification received during the oral proceedings of 27 July 2010.