T 0409/11 of 16.05.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T040911.20130516
- Date of decision
- 16 May 2013
- Case number
- T 0409/11
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01917780.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Heat-expandable microsphere and production process thereof
- Applicant name
- Kureha Corporation
- Opponent name
- Eka Chemicals AB
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Main request (inventive step: no)
First and second auxiliary requests (inventive step: no)
Third auxiliary request (allowable) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0999/10
- Citing cases
- -
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 on the basis of claims 1 to 18 according to auxiliary request 3 filed during the oral proceedings of 16 May 2013 after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description.