T 0450/95 (Overbased phenate lubricating oil/EXXON) of 18.07.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T045095.20000718
- Date of decision
- 18 July 2000
- Case number
- T 0450/95
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 87310461.6
- IPC class
- C10M 159/22
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Sulphurised alkaline earth metal hydrocarbyl phenates, their production and use thereof
- Applicant name
- LUBRIZOL ADIBIS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Exxon Chemical Patents Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and first auxiliary request: inventive step (no) - problem not solved for all embodiments within the scope of the claimed subject-matter
Second auxiliary request: inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 0601/05
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 in the following version:
Description: pages 2, 3, 8, 9, 11 to 22 as granted,
pages 4 to 7, 10, 23 as submitted during the oral proceedings .
Claims: No. 1 to 24 submitted during the oral proceedings as second auxiliary request.