European Patent Office

T 0909/04 of 24.10.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T090904.20071024
Date of decision
24 October 2007
Case number
T 0909/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
96400730.6
IPC class
C08L 33/04
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Aqueous polymer dispersions
Applicant name
CRAY VALLEY LIMITED
Opponent name
DSM NeoResins B.V.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10a(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10a(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(3)
Keywords
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - problem and solution (main request: no, auxiliary request 10: yes)
Late filed requests (not admitted)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0474/17

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 5 of the Auxiliary Request 10 filed with letter dated 22 October 2007 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.