T 0582/88 of 17.05.1990
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T058288.19900517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 1990
- Case number
- T 0582/88
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 82301996.3
- IPC class
- A23K 1/17
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Ruminant lactation improvement
- Applicant name
- Eli Lilly and Co.
- Opponent name
- Smith Kline Beecham
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- disclosure - sufficiency (yes)
novelty - second non-medical use
inventive step - broad claim - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 Opposition Division for further prosecution on the basis of the claims as proposed by the Appellants with letter of 15 May 1990.
3. The request for apportionment of costs is rejected.