T 0029/16 (Scavenging H2S / STATOIL) of 25.04.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T002916.20170425
- Date of decision
- 25 April 2017
- Case number
- T 0029/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01272112.2
- IPC class
- C10L 3/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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 REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF HYDROGEN SULPHIDE
- Applicant name
- 1) M-I L.L.C.
2) Statoil ASA - Opponent name
- Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 107European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention R 79(3)European Patent Convention R 82(1)
- Keywords
- Substantial procedural violation - opportunity to comment (no)
Substantial procedural violation - reimbursement of appeal fee (yes)
Substantial procedural violation - violation of the right to be heard (yes) - Catchword
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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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent in the version held allowable by the Opposition Division in the decision under appeal, but with pages 10 and 12 being replaced by pages 10 and 12 filed as First Auxiliary Request with letter of 1 February 2016.
3. The appeal fee is to be reimbursed.