T 0361/24 of 22.01.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T036124.20260122
- Date of decision
- 22 January 2026
- Case number
- T 0361/24
- Online on
- 14 April 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17165805.7
- IPC class
- C10G 3/00C11B 3/12C10N 40/16H01B 3/22C10M 169/04C10M 177/00C10N 30/00C10N 20/02C08K 5/01C10G 7/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BIOGENIC LOW VISCOSITY INSULATING OIL
- Applicant name
- Avantherm AB
Neste Oyj - Opponent name
- TotalEnergies One Tech
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no)
Claims - clarity in opposition appeal proceedings
Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Late-filed evidence - admitted in first-instance proceedings (no)
Late-filed evidence - error in use of discretion at first instance (yes) - 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:
The opponent's appeal is dismissed.