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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)
OJ versions
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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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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.