T 0379/96 (Aerosol formulations/RIKER) of 13.01.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T037996.19990113
- Date of decision
- 13 January 1999
- Case number
- T 0379/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89312270.5
- IPC class
- A61K 9/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- 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
- Medicinal aerosol formulations
- Applicant name
- Riker Laboratories, Inc.
- Opponent name
- (01) Norton Healthcare Ltd
(02) Schering Corporation
(03) Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
(04) Professor Sylvain RAULT
(05) SmithKline Beecham plc
(06) Fisons plc - Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - no - for all admitted requests - obvious substitution of a compound of a composition
Request on the basis of Article 125 EPC or Article 32 TRIPS to refer a question of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal or to the European Court of Justice - not admitted into the proceedings - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0837/18
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The requests for referrals of questions of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the European Court of Justice are refused.
3. The patent is revoked.