T 0323/05 (Finasteride/MERCK) du 09.08.2007
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T032305.20070809
- Date de la décision
- 9 août 2007
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0323/05
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 93203163.6
- Classe de la CIB
- C07J 73/00
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Distribuées aux présidents et aux membres des chambres de recours (B)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- A process for the production of finasteride
- Nom du demandeur
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Gedeon Richter Ltd.
- Chambre
- 3.3.01
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 100 1973European Patent Convention Art 101(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 102(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 69 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973European Patent Convention R 58 1973
- Mots-clés
- Adaptation of the description after a decision to maintain the patent in amended form - consistent with the amended set of claims (yes)
- Exergue
- Rule 57a EPC establishes a limit to the amendments which can be made to the patent in suit, namely the amendments must be occasioned by grounds of opposition specified in Article 100 EPC, even if the respective ground has not been invoked by the opponent.
Article 84 and Rule 57a EPC are the two provisions which must guide the Proprietor of the patent when he is invited by the Opposition Division to adapt the description. In other words, the amendments must be appropriate and necessary, and nothing more (see point 3 of the reasons).
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 maintain the patent on the basis of the claims as ordered by the Board in its decision of 16 September 2003, page 2 of the description as maintained by the decision of the Opposition Division dated 27 January 2005 and page 3 of the description as in the main request filed on 4 July 2007.