T 0489/88 of 09.01.1991
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T048988.19910109
- Date of decision
- 9 January 1991
- Case number
- T 0489/88
- Online on
- 28 February 1991
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82301557.3
- IPC class
- C10L 1/18
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Flow improver additive for distillate fuels, and concentrate thereof
- Applicant name
- Exxon Research
- Opponent name
- BASF AG
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (confirmed)
New argument submitted for the first time in oral
proceedings without supporting evidence (disregarded) - 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 first set of claims submitted during oral proceedings (Claims 1 to 19 for all designated Contracting States except for Austria and Claims 1 to 13 for Austria) and a description to be brought into agreement with this set of claims.