T 2043/12 of 21.06.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T204312.20160621
Date of decision: 21 June 2016
Case number: T 2043/12
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 04721845.8
IPC class: C08F 2/48 C08F 6/00 C08F 4/40 C08F 4/32 C08J 3/12 C08J 3/28 C08F 4/04 C08F 2/10
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
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Application title: COLOR-STABLE SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER COMPOSITION
Applicant name: BASF SE
Opponent name: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords: Novelty - (yes) impurities- subject-matter of claim a particle not a polymer per se
Inventive step - (no) (main request, auxiliary request)
Late-filed argument - admitted (no) argument could have been brought forward in first instance proceedings
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0001/03 G 0002/10 G 0003/14 T 0069/83 T 0205/83 T 0793/93 T 1144/97
Citing cases: -

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.