T 0716/07 (Distillation of N-vinylpyrrolidone/NIPPON SHOKUBAI) of 5.5.2010

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T071607.20100505
Date of decision: 05 May 2010
Case number: T 0716/07
Application number: 00309265.7
IPC class: C07D 207/26
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 55 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Process for recovering N-Vinyl-2-Pyrrolidone
Applicant name: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Opponent name: BASF SE
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
Keywords: Inventive step (yes) - the comparison between an example of the prior art with those of the patent shows an unexpected effect
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0197/86
T 1188/00
Citing decisions:
-

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t070716eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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