European Patent Office

T 0169/18 of 09.06.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T016918.20210609
Date of decision
9 June 2021
Case number
T 0169/18
Online on
9 September 2021
Petition for review of
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Application number
05812467.8
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
PROCESS FOR PREPARING LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS
Applicant name
The Lubrizol Corporation
Opponent name
New Market Services Corporation
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 111European Patent Convention R 103European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Substantial procedural violation - (no)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Remittal to the department of first instance
Remittal - (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed documents
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1434/21

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The opposition is rejected.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is rejected.