European Patent Office

T 0053/14 (Crosslinked cationic starch / ECOSYNTHETIX) of 07.10.2016

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T005314.20161007
Date of decision
7 October 2016
Case number
T 0053/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
01965754.3
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
USE OF DISPERSIONS OF CROSSLINKED CATIONIC STARCH IN PAPERMAKING
Applicant name
Ecosynthetix Ltd.
Opponent name
1) Emsland-Stärke GmbH
2) Roquette Frères
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords
Novelty (no)
Novelty - Main Request, Auxiliary Requests 1 and 2
Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - Auxiliary Request 3
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - Auxiliary Request 3
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Late-filed amendments to party's case - admitted (no)
Catchword
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Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

All appeals are dismissed.