T 0831/94 (Anthracycline/VESTAR) of 13.11.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T083194.19981113
- Date of decision
- 13 November 1998
- Case number
- T 0831/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 86301513.7
- IPC class
- A61K 9/50
- 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
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- Application title
- Anthracycline antineoplastic agents encapsulated in phospholipid micellular particles
- Applicant name
- Vestar, Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Liposome Company Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - novelty - no
First to fourth auxiliary request - rejected - contain subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed
Fifth auxiliary request - remitted - contains subject-matter never discussed before the first instance in the light of the prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0047/90
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The main request and the auxiliary requests 1 to 4 of the appellant are rejected.
3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.