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Is a patient in a clinical trial considered to be a member of the public in the context of novelty prior art? (T 670/20)
21 Mar 2023
International
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In T 0670/20, the question was whether the internal structure of medicinal tablets had been made available to the public by patients taking part in clinical trials involving administration of the tablets. The Appeal Board found that the patients participating...