T 0553/11 () of 19.3.2013

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T055311.20130319
Date of decision: 19 March 2013
Case number: T 0553/11
Application number: 00102987.5
IPC class: C08J 3/12
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 184 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Versions: Unpublished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 resin powder and its production process and use
Applicant name: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
Opponent name: BASF SE
Board: 3.3.09
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 100(b)
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords: Sufficiency of disclosure - no (main request), yes (first auxiliary request)
Inventive step - yes (first auxiliary request)
Catchwords:

Embodiments that are covered by the scope of a claim on its ordinary reading are not to be regarded as excluded merely because it can be deduced from the description that they are not workable (point 2.3 of the Reasons).

Cited decisions:
T 0129/88
T 0487/89
T 0681/01
T 1008/02
T 1404/05
T 0773/06
Citing decisions:
T 0103/10
T 1693/10
T 1697/12
T 0499/16
T 1285/18

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t110553eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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