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
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 111European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 103Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13
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.