T 0309/91 (Benzopyrans/BEECHAM) of 28.01.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T030991.19930128
- Date of decision
- 28 January 1993
- Case number
- T 0309/91
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 84105158.4
- IPC class
- C07D 311/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
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- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Application title
- Active compounds
- Applicant name
- Beecham Group PLC
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (confirmed)
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0643/96
4.2.5. Therefore, in the Board's judgement, the cited prior art does not contain any teaching which would have led the skilled person to expect that the present technical problem would be solved by the present compounds. Thus, the subject-matter entitled to the filing date also involves an inventive step. ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 10 filed on 9 June 1989 subject to the correction of Claim 5 referred to in paragraph 2 above.