T 1445/11 of 06.03.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T144511.20140306
- Date of decision
- 6 March 2014
- Case number
- T 1445/11
- Online on
- 20 May 2014
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01104153.0
- IPC class
- C08J 3/12C08L 101/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- 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
- Process for producing a water-absorbent resin powder
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
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- 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 on the basis of auxiliary request 16 (claims 1-5) as filed during the oral proceedings before the board, after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description and the figure.