European Patent Office

T 1682/07 (On-line control of a chemical process plant/EXXONMOBIL) of 09.06.2010

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T168207.20100609
Date of decision
9 June 2010
Case number
T 1682/07
Online on
16 August 2010
Petition for review of
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Application number
97953394.0
IPC class
G05D 21/02
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
On-line control of a chemical process plant
Applicant name
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Opponent name
Bayer AG
Bran + Luebbe GmbH
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Borealis Technology OY
Board
3.5.03
Headnote
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Keywords
inventive step (main request and 1. - 6. auxiliary requests - no
inventive step (7. auxiliary request) - yes
sufficiency of disclosure (7. auxiliary request) - yes
extension of protection - no
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the seventh auxiliary request filed at the oral proceedings.