European Patent Office

T 1504/21 (IDEMITSU KOSAN / FOULING REDUCTION / BIOFUEL) vom 23.04.2024

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T150421.20240423
Datum der Entscheidung
23. April 2024
Aktenzeichen
T 1504/21
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
08738771.8
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
LUBRICANT COMPOSITION
Name des Antragstellers
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Name des Einsprechenden
Infineum International Limited
Kammer
3.3.02
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 114(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)(c)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(1)(d)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Schlagwörter
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary request 12 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 14 (yes)
Basis of proceedings - power of the board to examine auxiliary requests of its own motion (yes)
Amendment to appeal case - submission made at oral proceedings
Amendment to appeal case - admitted (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 14 filed on 6 March 2020 and a description to be possibly adapted thereto.