T 0358/16 (Water absorbing agent/NIPPON SHOKUBAI) du 15.09.2020
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T035816.20200915
- Date de la décision
- 15 septembre 2020
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0358/16
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 06713923.8
- Classe de la CIB
- B01J 20/26C08J 3/24A61L 15/60B01J 20/30C08J 3/12B01J 20/28
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Non distribuées (D)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- WATER ABSORBING AGENT, WATER ABSORBING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF WATER ABSORBING AGENT
- Nom du demandeur
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Evonik Operations GmbH - Chambre
- 3.3.09
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 100(b) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Mots-clés
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 1 (no)
auxiliary request 2 - allowable (yes) - Exergue
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- Affaires citantes
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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 as amended in the following version:
Description:
Pages 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 15 and 17 to 34 of the patent specification;
Pages 4 and 16 of the patent specification as amended and filed at the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 20 October 2015;
Page 7 of the patent specification as amended and filed before the Board of Appeal at the oral proceedings on 15 September 2020.
Claims:
Nos. 1 to 14 of Auxiliary Request 2, filed under cover of the reply to the appeal dated 9 September 2016.