European Patent Office

T 0396/09 (Triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride/PHILERA) of 27.02.2013

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T039609.20130227
Date of decision
27 February 2013
Case number
T 0396/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
99946470.4
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
Fructosamine oxidase: antagonists and inhibitors
Applicant name
PhilERA New Zealand Limited
Opponent name
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Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
Keywords
Admissibility of the main request and auxiliary request 1 (no)
Clarity and support, auxiliary request 2 (no): term 'acetylated metabolic derivative' not clear
Auxiliary request 3, inventive step (yes), remittal to the first instance
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1021/11T 0854/12

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 claims according to the third auxiliary request filed with the letter of 26 January 2013, and a description adapted thereto.