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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
Applicant name
Warner-Lambert Company LLC
Opponent name
Wyeth
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)
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).

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