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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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.