T 1964/12 of 16.04.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T196412.20150416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2015
- Case number
- T 1964/12
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 99117421.0
- IPC class
- C08F 220/06C11D 3/37C08F 222/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Acrylic acid-maleic acid copolymer (or its salt), its production process and use, and production process for aqueous maleic salt solution with low impurity content
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Rohm and Haas Company
BASF SE - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Main request not admitted - claim intentionally restricted before the opposition division
so no right to revert to claim as granted
Auxiliary requests - admitted into the proceedings but lack of novelty
established presumption that unusual parameters do not define a new subject-matter not displaced
unallowable amendment
- late filed objection admitted - - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.