T 1915/09 (Antifouling coating/CHUGOKU) of 27.6.2013

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T191509.20130627
Date of decision: 27 June 2013
Case number: T 1915/09
Application number: 03251373.1
IPC class: C09D 5/16
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 156 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Antifouling coating composition, coating film therefrom, underwater material covered with the coating film and antifouling method
Applicant name: CHIGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)
European Patent Convention R 99(2)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords: Admissibiltiy of the appeal based on fresh documents (yes)
Admission of late-filed requests (yes) - response to an argument based on a new fact
Admission of documents into the proceedings (partly yes)
Main request: inventive step (no) - positive effect not likely to occur over the whole breadth of the claims - obvious alternative
First auxiliary request: inventive step (yes)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0270/90
T 0389/95
T 1204/06
Citing decisions:
T 0216/10

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