T 0354/06 (Olefin production from residual feedstock/EXXONMOBIL) of 28.08.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T035406.20080828
- Date of decision
- 28 August 2008
- Case number
- T 0354/06
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97951774.5
- IPC class
- C07C 4/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Two-stage process for obtaining significant olefin yields from residual feedstocks
- Applicant name
- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
- Opponent name
- mg technologies ag
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step: all requests (no) - purported improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - obvious alternative
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0020/81
- 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.