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New dosage regimen may be patented, but no more Swiss-type claims

By Mikael Henriksson | Posted on February 23, 2010

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO clarifies, in decision G 2/08 of 19 February 2010, that it is possible to obtain a patent for a medicament known to treat a specific illness for use in a different method for treatment of the same illness. However, such inventions may not be claimed in the...

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