T 0719/12 of 29.10.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T071912.20151029
- Date of decision
- 29 October 2015
- Case number
- T 0719/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03762669.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF N -MONOSUBSTITUTED BETA-AMINO ALCOHOLS
- Applicant name
- Lonza AG
- Opponent name
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes) compound disclosed by name in prior art, but not available to public as no method for its preparation available at publication date of prior art
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0206/83
- Citing cases
- T 0437/14
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 for further prosecution on the basis of the claims as granted.