T 0307/19 (Evonik/Cold flow improver) of 30.09.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T030719.20220930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 2022
- Case number
- T 0307/19
- Online on
- 17 October 2022
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14702273.5
- 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
- COLD FLOW IMPROVER WITH BROAD APPLICABILITY IN MINERAL DIESEL, BIODIESEL AND BLENDS THEREOF
- Applicant name
- Evonik Operations GmbH
- Opponent name
- Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Late-filed facts - admitted (yes)
Inventive step: main request
Inventive step - obvious alternative ; first auxiliary request: non obvious alternative - Catchword
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- Cited 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 first instance with the order
to maintain the patent on the basis of the claims of
Auxiliary Request 1 filed with letter dated 23 September
2019, and a description to be adapted thereto.