T 0871/96 (External medication/KAO) of 08.10.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T087196.19981008
- Date of decision
- 8 October 1998
- Case number
- T 0871/96
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86112848.6
- IPC class
- A61K 47/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- External medication
- Applicant name
- Kao Corporation
- Opponent name
- Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - no individualisation of the claimed medication
Inventive step (no): disclaimer neutral in assessing of the inventive step
Experimental confirmation of an effect clearly suggested by the closest prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.