T 1020/23 (Superabsorbent/LG Chem.) of 02.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T102023.20251002
- Date of decision
- 2 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1020/23
- Online on
- 12 November 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16811871.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER
- Applicant name
- LG Chem, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - main request (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 in amended form on the basis of claims 1-3 of the main request filed with submission of 9 January 2023, and a description to be adapted if appropriate.