T 0456/91 (Microencapsulation/SYNTEX) of 03.11.1993

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T045691.19931103
Date of decision: 3 November 1993
Case number: T 0456/91
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 81305426.9
IPC class: A61K 9/50
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Microencapsulation of water-soluble polypeptides
Applicant name: Syntex (USA) Inc.
Opponent name: 01) Debiopharm S.A.
02) Ipsen Biotech société au nom collectif
03) The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
05) Deghenghi, Roman
08) Ferring Arzneimittel GmbH
09) Ares-Sereno N.V.
10) Stolle Research & Development Corporation
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 83 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention Art 87 1973 European Patent Convention Art 88 1973 European Patent Convention Art 89 1973
Keywords: Amendments - extension of original disclosure (no)
Extension of protection (no)
Clarity (yes) - claims supported by description - broad claim not unclear
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes) - no undue burden to skilled person
Priority right (yes) - no previous disclosure of claimed invention
Novelty (yes) - claimed invention not part of the state of the art
Inventive step (yes) - claimed solution not foreshadowed by state of the art
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0219/83 T 0292/85 T 0238/88 T 0688/91
Citing cases: T 0530/94 T 0148/98 T 0515/03 T 0645/05

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.