European Patent Office

T 1272/12 of 11.12.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T127212.20141211
Date of decision
11 December 2014
Case number
T 1272/12
Petition for review of
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Application number
08019702.3
IPC class
C09J 133/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and utilisation thereof
Applicant name
Nitto Denko Corporation
Opponent name
BASF SE
Board
3.3.09
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 114European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Late-filed document: admitted (yes)
Remittal after admittance of late-filed document (no)
Main request, auxiliary requests 1-3, 13: novelty (no)
Auxiliary request 26: novelty (yes), inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request 7: disclosure of amended claim (yes), clarity (yes), novelty (yes), inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0352/13

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision 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 3 according to auxiliary request 7 as filed during the oral proceedings before the board, after any necessary consequential adaptation of the description and the figures.