T 0386/13 (Herbicide ester emulsions/DOW) of 19.10.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T038613.20171019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2017
- Case number
- T 0386/13
- Online on
- 19 January 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08797600.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- STABLE EMULSION FORMULATION HINDERING INTERACTION ACROSS THE WATER-OIL INTERFACE
- Applicant name
- Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Opponent name
- Croda International Plc
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main, auxiliary requests I and II (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request III (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 following claims and a description to be adapted thereto:
Claims 1 and 2 of auxiliary request III filed with letter dated 16 August 2013.