European Patent Office

T 0072/24 of 27.11.2025

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T007224.20251127
Date of decision
27 November 2025
Case number
T 0072/24
Petition for review of
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Application number
14778030.8
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
LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS FOR DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES
Applicant name
The Lubrizol Corporation
Opponent name
Infineum International Limited
Board
3.3.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(5)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
Keywords
Amendments
Novelty
Sufficiency of disclosure
Amendment to case - objection
Amendment to case - complexity of amendment
Amendment to case - need for procedural economy
Claims - clarity
Catchword
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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 opposition division with the

order to maintain the patent with the claims of

auxiliary request 2 filed with the reply to the

statement of grounds of appeal and a description to be

adapted thereto, if necessary.