T 1708/12 of 08.03.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T170812.20160308
- Date of decision
- 8 March 2016
- Case number
- T 1708/12
- Online on
- 4 July 2016
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04750548.2
- IPC class
- B82Y 30/00
- 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 DISPERSIBLE POLYTHIOPHENES MADE WITH POLYMERIC ACID COLLOIDS
- Applicant name
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Opponent name
- Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent with the sole claim 1 of the main request as filed during the oral proceedings on 8 March 2016 and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.
3. The appeal filed by appellant II is dismissed.