G 0005/83 (Second medical indication) of 05.12.1984

European Case Law Identifier

ECLI:EP:BA:1984:G000583.19841205

Date of decision

5 December 1984

Case number

G 0005/83

Petition for review of

T 0092/82 1983-06-20

Application number

78101367.7

IPC class

Language of proceedings

English

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Abstracts for this decision

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Applicant name

EISAI

Opponent name

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Headnote

I. A European Patent with claims directed to the use may not be granted for the use of a substance or composition for the treatment of the human or animal body by therapy.

II. A European patent may be granted with claims directed to the use of a substance or composition for the manufacture of a medicament for a specified new and inventive therapeutic application.

Relevant legal provisions

European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(4) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(5) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 57 1973Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 31Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Art 32

Keywords

Interpretation of the EPC
Interpretation of the Vienna Convention
Therpeutical use claims
Second medical indication

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Citing cases

G 0001/98 G 0002/02 G 0003/02 G 0001/03 G 0002/03 G 0002/06 G 0001/07 G 0002/08 G 0003/08 G 0001/09 G 0002/12 G 0002/13 G 0001/18 G 0001/24 J 0022/95 J 0032/95 J 0019/96 J 0009/98 J 0010/98 J 0040/03 J 0018/04 J 0008/07 J 0009/07 J 0007/20 J 0014/21 J 0006/22 J 0005/23 T 0261/87 T 0578/90 T 0438/91 T 0885/91 T 0585/92 T 0655/92 T 0820/92 T 0051/93 T 0074/93 T 0149/93 T 0167/93 T 0254/93 T 0590/93 T 1058/93 T 0067/94 T 0140/94 T 0143/94 T 0199/94 T 0329/94 T 0853/94 T 0958/94 T 0138/95 T 0150/95 T 0317/95 T 0919/95 T 0276/96 T 0532/96 T 0863/96 T 1054/96 T 0056/97 T 0584/97 T 0775/97 T 1209/97 T 0004/98 T 0315/98 T 0629/98 T 0904/98 T 0922/98 T 0035/99 T 0492/99 T 0800/99 T 0964/99 T 1031/00 T 1076/00 T 0445/01 T 0486/01 T 0836/01 T 1001/01 T 1066/01 T 0062/02 T 0138/02 T 0250/02 T 0609/02 T 0708/02 T 0801/02 T 0157/03 T 0383/03 T 0520/03 T 0741/03 T 0990/03 T 1020/03 T 1127/03 T 1172/03 T 1200/03 T 1229/03 T 0036/04 T 0154/04 T 0292/04 T 0358/04 T 0509/04 T 1011/04 T 1303/04 T 1319/04 T 1374/04 T 1399/04 T 0021/05 T 0250/05 T 0380/05 T 0501/05 T 0600/05 T 0639/05 T 1127/05 T 1286/05 T 1287/05 T 0049/06 T 0173/06 T 0188/06 T 0394/06 T 0406/06 T 0515/06 T 0699/06 T 0826/06 T 1031/06 T 1167/06 T 1242/06 T 0047/07 T 0213/07 T 0385/07 T 0566/07 T 0316/08 T 0491/08 T 1199/08 T 1798/08 T 2003/08 T 2181/08 T 0108/09 T 0611/09 T 1099/09 T 1150/09 T 1570/09 T 1729/09 T 1955/09 T 0270/10 T 0495/10 T 0773/10 T 0803/10 T 2221/10 T 2369/10 T 0053/11 T 0161/11 T 0171/11 T 0677/11 T 1021/11 T 1088/11 T 1107/11 T 1494/11 T 1554/11 T 1673/11 T 0879/12 T 1113/12 T 1278/12 T 1780/12 T 2017/12 T 2506/12 T 0714/13 T 1402/13 T 1553/13 T 1819/13 T 0013/14 T 0015/14 T 0081/14 T 0433/14 T 0899/14 T 1872/14 T 2251/14 T 0321/15 T 0563/15 T 1325/15 T 1758/15 T 2136/15 T 0419/16 T 1186/16 T 2320/16 T 2491/16 T 0264/17 T 0304/17 T 1897/17 T 1345/18 T 1695/18 T 1732/18 T 2725/19 T 0468/20 T 1252/20 T 0424/21 T 0526/21 T 1057/21 T 0295/22 T 0815/22 T 0278/23 T 1874/23 T 1898/23

ORDER

For these reasons,

it is decided that:

The question of law referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal is to be answered as follows:

1. A European patent with claims directed to the use may not be granted for the use of a substance or composition for the treatment of the human or animal body be therapy.

2. A European patent may be granted with claims directed to the use of a substance or composition for the manufacture of a medicament for a specified new and inventive therapeutic application.