T 0651/05 (Paraffinic solvent/EXXON) of 17.05.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T065105.20060517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 2006
- Case number
- T 0651/05
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 96941374.9
- IPC class
- C10G 45/58
- 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
- High purity paraffinic solvent compositions, and process for their manufacture
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
- Opponent name
- Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of amendments (no):- amendment not directly and unambiguously derivable from application as filed (main request, first and fourth auxiliary requests)-introduction of vague terms creates unclarity due to different equally valid interpretations (main request, second and third auxiliary requests)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0009/91
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.