T 0920/02 of 08.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T092002.20040908
- Date of decision
- 8 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0920/02
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94307163.9
- IPC class
- C08F 6/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improvements in or relating to ethylene based emulsion polymers
- Applicant name
- VINAMUL LTD.
- Opponent name
- Clariant GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - product-by-process claim not unmistakably anticipated
Inventive step - main request (no) - routine modification
Second auxiliary request (yes) - transfer of prior art method to different chemical environment not obvious - Catchword
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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 case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 10 of the second auxiliary request (2A) filed at the oral proceedings, and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.