T 0007/86 (Xanthines) of 16.09.1987
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1987:T000786.19870916
- Date of decision
- 16 September 1987
- Case number
- T 0007/86
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 79850091.4
- IPC class
- A61K 31/52
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Xanthine derivatives and pharmaceutical preparations containing these derivatives for use in the treatment of chronic obstructive airway disease and cardiac disease
- Applicant name
- DRACO
- Opponent name
- Napp
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
A class of chemical compounds defined only by a general structural formula having at least two variable groups does not specifically disclose each of the individual compounds which would result from the combination of all possible variants within such groups (following decisions T 12/81 OJ EPO 1982, 296 and T 181/82 OJ EPO 1984, 401, point 7 of the Reasons).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(5) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty of a specific compound from a generic formula
First medical use
Inventive step - Choice from numerous possibilities - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0381/90T 0712/90T 0294/91T 0393/91T 0167/93T 0211/93T 0086/94T 0169/94T 0668/94T 0159/95T 0205/95T 0322/95T 0056/96T 0652/96T 0820/96T 0891/96T 0925/96T 0077/97T 0674/97T 0885/97T 1200/97T 0219/98T 0406/98T 0941/98T 0198/00T 0846/00T 0960/00T 1072/00T 1051/01T 1100/01T 1179/02T 0635/06T 0946/06T 1194/06T 0218/07T 0369/07T 1374/07T 0892/08
ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.