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Date of decision
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09 September 2003
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Case number
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T 0803/01
- 3.3.3
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Application number
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97202586.0
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Title of the application
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Purified polylactide and pharmaceutical composition thereof
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Applicant name
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Novartis AG
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Keywords
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - purity of a polymeric compound a new element (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
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Catchwords:
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The question of whether a degree of purity of a compund provides
a new element over the prior art must be sought in the concrete
technical context concerned (reasons, point 4.6)
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