T 0054/90 of 16.06.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T005490.19930616
- Date of decision
- 16 June 1993
- Case number
- T 0054/90
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83109706.8
- IPC class
- C08B 11/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
- Applicant name
- Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Akzo N.V.
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Broadening of scope of protection (no) - change of category from product to process for its preparation (admissible) (cf. point 3.2)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the single claim filed during oral proceedings as main request and a description yet to be adapted.