T 0995/15 (Continuous belt reactor / BASF SE) of 16.04.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T099515.20180416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2018
- Case number
- T 0995/15
- Online on
- 6 June 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08706982.9
- IPC class
- B01J 19/22C08F 2/01B65G 15/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- 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
- Production of super absorbent polymers on a continuous belt reactor
- Applicant name
- BASF SE
- Opponent name
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of an English translation of a Japanese document filed in opposition proceedings (yes)
Admissibility of documents filed with the statement of grounds (yes) : reply to the reasoning of the decision under appeal
Admissibility of documents filed with the statement of grounds (no) : prima facie not relevant for novelty or inventive step
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step - Main Request : no
Inventive step - Auxiliary Request 2 : 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 with the claims according to the second auxiliary request as filed with the letter dated 16 February 2018 and a description and figures to be adapted where appropriate.