T 0039/02 of 17.12.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T003902.20031217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2003
- Case number
- T 0039/02
- Online on
- 11 March 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95925596.9
- IPC class
- C08F 8/32
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dispersants based on succinimide additives derived from heavy polyamine used for lubricating oil
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (no) - second auxiliary (yes)
Clarity - second auxiliary request (yes)
Amendments - first auxiliary request (inadmissible extension by deleted feature) - second auxiliary request (no extension beyond original disclosure)
Remittal - second auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 0250/07
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The main and the first auxiliary requests are refused.
3. The case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further prosecution on the basis of the second auxiliary request (claims Set A').