T 0459/94 of 13.05.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T045994.19970513
- Date of decision
- 13 May 1997
- Case number
- T 0459/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 85305772.7
- IPC class
- C08F 246/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Water soluble polymers
- Applicant name
- ALLIED COLLOIDS LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Röhm GmbH
S.N.F. S.A. - Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes); late filed documents (excluded) - unnecessary amendments (refused)
- Catchword
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is referred back to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form in accordance with the first auxiliary request of the Respondent, that is, on the basis of the patent in suit as granted, subject to the amendments shown on pages 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11 of the printed specification received on 23 December 1993 with the letter dated 21. December 1993 (section 4.3, first sentence, above).