T 2213/08 of 21.01.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T221308.20110121
- Date of decision
- 21 January 2011
- Case number
- T 2213/08
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96922234.8
- IPC class
- C08J 7/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Water absorbent powder and process for the production thereof
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Main request, Auxiliary Requests 1 and 2 - added subject-matter - yes
Auxiliary Request 3 - inventive step - no
Auxiliary Request 4 - added subject-matter - no; sufficiency - yes; novelty - yes, inventive step - yes - Catchword
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with Claims 1-28, filed as auxiliary request 4 during the oral proceedings before the board, after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description and the figures.