T 2037/16 (Method of removing solvent from polymer solution/JSR) of 08.08.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T203716.20190808
- Date of decision
- 8 August 2019
- Case number
- T 2037/16
- Online on
- 12 November 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03741152.7
- 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
- METHOD OF REMOVING SOLVENT FROM POLYMER SOLUTION AND SOLVENT REMOVING APPARATUS
- Applicant name
- JSR Corporation
- Opponent name
- LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - obvious alternative
Inventive step - reformulation of the technical problem
Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request M II as filed with submission of 6 August 2019, and the description and drawings to be adapted.