T 0003/03 (Cold flow Additives/INFINEUM) of 19.10.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T000303.20041019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 2004
- Case number
- T 0003/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93905284.1
- IPC class
- C10L 1/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Additives for oils
- Applicant name
- Infineum USA LP
- Opponent name
- Clariant GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: admissibility of amendment - no; no generalisation of an effect obtained for particular embodiments
First auxiliary request: novelty - yes; use in a different process - process of a prior art document according to Article 54(3) EPC requiring a particular process step excluded by means of a disclaimer - Catchword
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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 First Instance for further prosecution on the basis of the first auxiliary request (Set D).