T 0455/98 (Crystalline sugar alcohols/SPI POLYOLS) of 07.12.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T045598.20011207
- Date of decision
- 7 December 2001
- Case number
- T 0455/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90312752.0
- IPC class
- A61K 9/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Crystalline sugar alcohol containing uniformly dispersed particulate pharmaceutical compound
- Applicant name
- SPI POLYLOS, Inc.
- Opponent name
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft Patente, Marken und Lizenzen
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 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 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary requests 2 to 5: novelty (no); citation (10) when interpreted in the light of the specific reference to citation (11) destroys the novelty of process claim 7
First auxiliary request: filed late, admissibility (yes); inventive step (no), additional feature in claim 7 result of routine experimentation of the skilled practitioner - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0114/86
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.