T 1609/16 (Process to reduce acidity of crude oil/Saudi Arabian Oil Company et al) of 09.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T160916.20200909
- Date of decision
- 9 September 2020
- Case number
- T 1609/16
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 08858300.0
- IPC class
- B01J 21/06C10G 31/08C10G 75/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESS TO REDUCE ACIDITY OF CRUDE OIL
- Applicant name
- 1) Saudi Arabian Oil Company
2) Aramco Services Company - Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
- Keywords
- Late-filed main request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 11 of the Main Request filed with the letter of 13 August 2020 and a description to be adapted thereto.