T 1209/05 (Refrigerator oil/NIPPON MITSUBISHI) of 17.12.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T120905.20071217
- Date of decision
- 17 December 2007
- Case number
- T 1209/05
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99940626.7
- IPC class
- C10M 105/38
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- 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
- Mixed esters of pentaerythritol for refrigeration base oils
- Applicant name
- Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corporation
- Opponent name
- Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
Lubrizol Limited - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request: discretionary power of the first instance in admitting late filed document - exercised in a reasonable way (yes); novelty (no) - prior use
First auxiliary request: inventive step (yes) - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent upon the basis of claims 1 to 9 of the first auxiliary request submitted on 19 May 2005, with a description to be adapted thereto.