European Patent Office

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)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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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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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 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.