European Patent Office

T 0420/14 of 31.05.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T042014.20170531
Date of decision
31 May 2017
Case number
T 0420/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
08801837.9
IPC class
C08B 37/00
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
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PURIFIED BETA-(1,3)-D-GLUCANS
Applicant name
Cargill, Incorporated
Opponent name
BASF SE
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Documents submitted with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal - no reason to hold inadmissible
Late-filed document - justification for late filing (no)
Grounds for opposition - insufficiency of disclosure (no)
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - effect not made credible within the whole scope of claim
Inventive step - main request (no)
Auxiliary requests not properly substantiated - not be taken into account
Catchword
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.