European Patent Office

T 0181/09 (Liquid hydrocarbon production/SHELL) of 24.11.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T018109.20111124
Date of decision
24 November 2011
Case number
T 0181/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
98952665.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons
Applicant name
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
Opponent name
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request: novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2: inventive step (no) - improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - obvious alternative
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1647/09

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.