T 0611/07 (Superabsorbent polymers/EVONIK) of 18.09.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T061107.20090918
- Date of decision
- 18 September 2009
- Case number
- T 0611/07
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99943177.8
- IPC class
- A61L 15/60
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Superabsorbent polymers having anti-caking characteristics
- Applicant name
- Evonik Stockhausen GmbH
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
Nippon Shokubai Company Limited
BASF SE - Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- All requests: inventive step (no) - purported improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - arbitrary range - obvious alternative
- Catchword
- -
- 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.