T 0118/05 of 17.12.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T011805.20091217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2009
- Case number
- T 0118/05
- Online on
- 6 May 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98110334.4
- IPC class
- C04B 24/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for producing a polycarboxylic acid
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - evidence for the technical solution in the patent in suit - no pointers to the technical solution in the prior art
- 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 case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the set of claims 1 to 6 filed as first auxiliary request on 17 November 2009 and a description to be adapted.