T 0820/92 (Contraceptive method) du 11.01.1994

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T082092.19940111
Date de la décision: 11 janvier 1994
Numéro de l'affaire: T 0820/92
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 87902913.0
Classe de la CIB: A61K 37/56
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
Versions JO: Allemand
Anglais
Français
Autres décisions pour cet affaire: -
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: Continuous delivery of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone compositions in combination with sex steroid delivery for use as a contraceptive
Nom du demandeur: The General Hospital
Nom de l'opposant: -
Chambre: 3.3.02
Sommaire: In the case of a method involving administration of two or more substances (here: an LHRH contraceptive composition and oestrogenic and/or progestational steroids) the question for the purposes of Article 52(4) EPC is not whether the main or even the only reason for carrying out the whole of the claimed method is non-therapeutic. Rather a method claim falls under the prohibition of Article 52(4) EPC already if the purpose of the administration of one of the substances is a treatment by therapy, and the administration of this substance is a feature of the claim (cf. point 5.9 of the Reasons).
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 57 1973
Mots-clés: Patentability of a contraceptive method involving a concurrent therapeutic step (no)
Presence of one step prohibited under Article 52(4) EPC prevents method being allowable
Exergue: -
Affaires citées: G 0005/83 T 0036/83 T 0144/83 T 0081/84 T 0208/84 T 0068/85 T 0116/85 T 0019/86 T 0290/86 T 0320/87 T 0780/89 T 0019/90 T 0182/90
Affaires citantes: G 0001/07 G 0002/08 T 0074/93 T 0082/93 T 0712/93 T 1077/93 T 0329/94 T 1054/96 T 0775/97 T 1021/98 T 0035/99 T 1172/03 T 0623/05 T 1123/06 T 1635/09 T 0475/12

ORDER

For these reasons, it has been decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order that a patent be granted on the basis of the claims of the first auxiliary request submitted during the oral proceedings on 11 January 1994 and a description composed of pages 1 to 5, 7 to 10 and 12 to 16. as originally filed and pages 6 and 11 as filed with the letter of 14 October 1991.