European Patent Office

T 1306/08 (Needles coated with vaccine/SMITHKLINE BEECHAM) of 12.09.2012

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T130608.20120912
Date of decision
12 September 2012
Case number
T 1306/08
Petition for review of
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Application number
01962862.7
IPC class
A61M 37/00
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
Needles coated with vaccine
Applicant name
SmithKline Beecham Biologicals S.A.
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC
Opponent name
3M Innovative Properties Company
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 5: allowability of amendments - (no)
Auxiliary request 6: novelty (yes): sugar glass not specifically disclosed in the prior art documents
Inventive step (no) addition of sugar glass for stabilising the vaccine obvious
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0009/91
Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.