Date of decision: 24 April 2007
Case number: T 0223/05 - 3.3.01
Application number: 97920213.2
IPC class: C07D239/94
Proceedings language: EN
| Title of the application Irreversible inhibitors of tyrosine kinases |
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| Applicant name Warner-Lambert Company LLC |
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| Opponent name Wyeth |
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| Headnote - |
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| Articles and rules EPC Art 52(1) EPC Art 54 EPC Art 56 EPC Art 64 EPC Art 69 EPC Art 84 EPC Art 111(1) EPC Art 123(2) EPC Art 123(3) EPC R 71(2) |
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| Keywords Main request: Novelty (no) - Article 69 EPC not applicable for distinguishing the claimed subject-matter from the prior art Auxiliary request I: Amendments - supported by the application as filed (no) Auxiliary request II: Inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution | |
| Cited decisions G 0009/91 G 0001/99 T 0416/87 T 0270/90 T 0740/96 T 1208/97 T 0881/01 T 0671/03 | |
| Catchwords 1. Article 69 EPC and its Protocol on interpretation do not provide a basis for excluding what is literally covered by the terms of a claim (see point 3.5 of the reasons). |