T 0211/01 (Hydroxypolyalkene amine/DOVER) of 01.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T021101.20031201
- Date of decision
- 1 December 2003
- Case number
- T 0211/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92907846.7
- IPC class
- C10L 1/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
- 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
- A process for preparing halogen-free, deposit-control fuel additives comprising a hydroxypolyalkene amine
- Applicant name
- Dover Chemical Company Inc.
- Opponent name
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Chevron Chemical Company LLC - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- New ground of opposition - not to be considered
Novelty (all requests): yes
Problem solution-approach - defective disclosure is not a promising starting point for the assessment of inventive step
Inventive step (all requests): no - obvious aggregation of known process steps - Catchword
- A document which is obviously defective as would be readily recognised by those skilled in the art when trying to reproduce its disclosure cannot be taken as the most promising and appropriate starting point for the assessment of inventive step (points 2.1.3 - 2.1.5).
- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. European patent No. 573 578 is revoked.