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Date of decision
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16 June 1993
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Case number
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T 0054/90
- 3.3.3
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Application number
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83109706.8
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Title of the application
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Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
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Applicant name
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Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
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Opponent name
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Akzo N.V.
Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
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Keywords
Novelty (yes)
Broadening of scope of protection (no) - change of category from
product to process for its preparation (admissible) (cf. point
3.2)
Inventive step (yes)
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