Second Medical Use Pct

G‑VI, 7.1 First or further medical use of known products

https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/g_vi_7_1.htm

Where the subject-matter of a claim is rendered novel only by a new therapeutic use of a medicament, the claim may no longer have the format of a so-called "Swiss-type" claim as instituted by decision G 5/83 ("Use of a substance or composition X for the manufacture …

7. First and second medical use - Case Law of the …

https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_i_c_7.htm

The EPO acting as a PCT Authority - Euro-PCT applications; VII. Institutional matters; Table of cases; Index of cited provisions; Annexes; ... First and second medical use. 7.1. First …

‘Importance of second medical use …

https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/05/22/importance-of-second-medical-use-protection-is-growing/

“Second Medical Uses describe the use of a medicament for a new indication for which it had not previously been authorized. Before a medicament …

Second medical uses at the EPO - Kilburn & Strode

https://www.kilburnstrode.com/knowledge/covid-19/patents-second-medical-use-cases-at-the-epo

Second Medical Use Claims - Kashish Intellectual Property Group

https://www.kashishworld.com/blog/second-medical-use-claims/

The second medical use patent may address the following concerns: The use of a known drug to treat a new disease (“Known drug/new disease”) In most patent claims, the …

PATENT CLAIM FORMAT AND TYPES OF …

https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/aspac/en/wipo_ip_phl_16/wipo_ip_phl_16_t5.pdf

Second Medical “Use” Claims Suppose chemical compound XYZ is already known, and has been used to treat diabetes. Assume that Inventor A discovers that compound XYZ is …

Rule 6 of the Regulations under the PCT - WIPO

https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/rules/r6.html

Where the national law of the national Office acting as International Searching Authority does not allow multiple dependent claims to be drafted in a manner different from that …

Sufficiency of second medical use claims

https://www.wilsongunn.com/resource/news/sufficiency-of-second-medical-use-claims-when-can-you-say-enough-is-enough

In some ways, the decision appears to almost lower the threshold for sufficient disclosure of a second medical use claim. It suggests that to meet the …

Practice Note: What to do with medical use claims when …

https://www.mondaq.com/patent/1105752/practice-note-what-to-do-with-medical-use-claims-when-employing-the-foreign-route-of-patent-prosecution-in-singapore

The claims in the foreign application/patent (e.g. the EP application/patent) were examined (and allowed/granted) as second medical use …

PCT Medical: What is a Patient Care …

https://www.meditec.com/blog/pct-medical-what-patient-care-technician

PCTs work under the supervision of doctors or nurses to: Monitor patient condition, take note of patient concerns, and notify the rest of the care team Serve …