European Patent Office

T 0229/07 (Hydroalcoholic compositions/3M) vom 19.01.2010

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T022907.20100119
Datum der Entscheidung
19. Januar 2010
Aktenzeichen
T 0229/07
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
97950995.7
IPC-Klasse
A01N 31/02
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Hydroalcoholic compositions thickened using surfactant/polymer complexes
Name des Antragstellers
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Name des Einsprechenden
Bode Chemie GmbH & Co.
Kammer
3.3.01
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Schlagwörter
Admission of a document not admitted before the opposition division (yes) - more relevant than the previously cited documents
Admission of amended claims submitted during oral proceedings (yes) - amendments specified in a previous letter
No grounds under Article 100(b) or (c) prejudice the maintenance of the patent
Novelty (yes)
Main Request: Inventive step (no) - obvious alternative suggested in the closest prior art
First Auxiliary Request: Inventive step (yes)
Remittal to the first instance with the order to adapt the description
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
T 0012/81T 0051/98
Zitierende Akten
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the First Auxiliary Request (claims 1-18) filed at the oral proceedings on 19 January 2010 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.