T 0616/03 (Mercaptans and/or hydrogen sulfide removal/CHEMICAL RESEARCH & LICENSING) of 15.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T061603.20040915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0616/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95922129.2
- IPC class
- C10G 67/00
- 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
- Process for the removal of mercaptans and hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbon streams
- Applicant name
- CHEMICAL RESEARCH & LICENSING COMPANY
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity and sufficiency of disclosure (main request) - no: insufficient characterization of the invention - undue burden
Clarity and sufficiency of disclosure (auxiliary request) - yes
Novelty and inventive step (auxiliary request) - yes - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0782/01
- Citing cases
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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 with the order to grant a patent with the following documents:
- Claim 1 submitted as auxiliary request during oral proceedings.
- Claims 2 to 11 filed with letter of 21 February 2002.
- Description to be adapted if necessary.
- Figure 1 as originally filed.