T 1285/18 of 21.12.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T128518.20201221
- Date of decision
- 21 December 2020
- Case number
- T 1285/18
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04021552.7
- IPC class
- A61L 15/60C08F 20/06C08F 2/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Water-absorbent resin having treated surface and process for producing the same
- Applicant name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 - Catchword
- -
- 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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 5 according to auxiliary request 1 filed with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal and after any necessary consequential amendment of the description.