T 0778/09 (Clavulanic acid salts/LEK) of 23.03.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T077809.20110323
- Date of decision
- 23 March 2011
- Case number
- T 0778/09
- Online on
- 29 April 2011
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96905945.0
- IPC class
- C07D 503/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of clavulanic acid
- Applicant name
- LEK Pharmaceuticals d.d.
- Opponent name
- DSM IP Assets B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 87European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention R 88 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - non-obvious solution
Main requests - priority validly claimed - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the main request (claims 1-10) filed at the oral proceedings on 23 March 2011 and a duly amended description.