T 0529/97 (Apparatus for iontophoteric drug delivery/ALZA CORPORATION) of 26.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T052997.20011126
- Date of decision
- 26 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0529/97
- Online on
- 17 December 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 85307771.7
- IPC class
- A61N 1/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Apparatus for iontophoretic drug delivery
- Applicant name
- ALZA CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Vyteris Inc.
Société National Elf Aquitaine - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no)
Novelty and inventive step (yes, after amendment) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the appellant's request.