European Patent Office

T 0611/00 (Fresh case/EXXONMOBIL) of 18.09.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T061100.20010918
Date of decision
18 September 2001
Case number
T 0611/00
Online on
24 September 2001
Petition for review of
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Application number
93915731.9
IPC class
C10L 1/18
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Oil additives and compositions
Applicant name
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Opponent name
Clariant GmbH
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
EPC Art 104
Keywords
Relevance of new evidence filed on appeal - (yes)
Fresh case-remittal to first instance - (yes)
Apportionment of costs - (no) - possibility of recovering costs in further first instance proceedings
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The late-filed documents (11) and (12) are formally admitted into the proceedings.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance for further examination of the opposition.

4. The request for apportionment of costs is refused.