T 1697/12 () of 18.9.2014

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T169712.20140918
Date of decision: 18 September 2014
Case number: T 1697/12
Application number: 96943288.9
IPC class: C08J 3/24
B29B 9/00
C08J 3/12
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 599 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: WATER ABSORBENT AND PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
Applicant name: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Opponent name: Evonik Degussa GmbH
BASF SE
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 83
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention Art 54(3)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
European Patent Convention Art 99(1)
Keywords: Admissibility of request - request withdrawn before the opposition division
Amendments - added subject-matter
Amendments - clarity
Sufficiency of disclosure
Patentable invention
Novelty
Inventive step
Late-filed document
Catchwords:

Sufficiency of claims with open-ended parameter ranges (point 5.5 of the Reasons)

Cited decisions:
G 0007/93
T 0435/91
T 0390/07
T 0624/08
T 2213/08
T 0593/09
T 2020/09
T 0495/10
T 1525/10
T 0553/11
T 0937/11
Citing decisions:
T 0052/15
T 0378/17
T 0113/19
T 0398/19
T 0615/19

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