T 1081/97 (Tin transfer reaction/ELI LILLY) of 09.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T108197.20000309
- Date of decision
- 9 March 2000
- Case number
- T 1081/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89302773.0
- IPC class
- C07D 501/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- 3-(Substituted)-1-carba(dethia)-3-cephems and cephalosporins and a process for production therefor
- Applicant name
- ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - problem effectively solved by whole scope of claimed process - non obvious solution
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0939/92
- Citing cases
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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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 10 according to the main request filed with telefax dated 1. March 2000 and a description yet to be adapted.