T 0176/09 (Water-absorbing agent/NIPPON SHOKUBAI) of 12.07.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T017609.20120712
- Date of decision
- 12 July 2012
- Case number
- T 0176/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99103704.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Water-absorbing agent and its production process and use
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI Co., LTD.
- Opponent name
- SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal R 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal R 13(3)
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9: insufficiency of disclosure of the invention (yes)
Auxiliary requests 5, 6, 7: added subject-matter (yes)
Auxiliary requests 10: not clearly allowable - not admitted into the proceedings
Experimental report: late filed (yes) - not admitted into the proceedings - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.