T 0073/03 (Diesel fuel lubricity/EXXONMOBIL) of 16.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T007303.20050616
- Date of decision
- 16 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0073/03
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95923299.2
- IPC class
- C10L 1/14
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- 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
- Fuel oil compositions
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Opponent name
- Clariant GmbH
BP Oil International Ltd. - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no): obvious to try known commercial additive for diesel fuels, one component of which being known to have the desired effect
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0800/98
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.