T 0828/97 of 25.01.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T082897.20000125
- Date of decision
- 25 January 2000
- Case number
- T 0828/97
- Online on
- 6 February 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90907649.9
- 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
- Device and method of iontophoretic drug delivery
- Applicant name
- ALZA CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- EPC - Art. 102(3) Maintenance - in amended form
- Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims 1-33, description pages 2-15, and Figures 1-4 filed during the oral proceedings on 25 January 2000.