T 0716/07 (Distillation of N-vinylpyrrolidone/NIPPON SHOKUBAI) of 05.05.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T071607.20100505
- Date of decision
- 5 May 2010
- Case number
- T 0716/07
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 00309265.7
- IPC class
- C07D 207/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- 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
- Process for recovering N-Vinyl-2-Pyrrolidone
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - the comparison between an example of the prior art with those of the patent shows an unexpected effect
- 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 case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with
- claims 1 to 3 and an amended description, both filed during the oral proceedings before the Board, and
- figure 1 as granted.