T 0130/11 (Reduction of hydrogen sulphide/M-I) of 20.12.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T013011.20131220
- Date of decision
- 20 December 2013
- Case number
- T 0130/11
- Online on
- 6 June 2014
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01272112.2
- IPC class
- C10L 3/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF HYDROGEN SULPHIDE
- Applicant name
- 01) M-I L.L.C.
02) Statoil ASA - Opponent name
- Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Late-filed document - admitted (no)
Late-filed document - lack of prima facie relevance
New main request - admissible (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) (main request)
Novelty - (yes) (main request)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution (main request) - 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:
The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims according to the main request submitted with the letter dated 6 December 2013, a description and figures to be adapted thereto where appropriate.