European Patent Office

T 0565/97 (Polyesters lubricants/IDEMITSU KOSAN) of 12.06.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T056597.20010612
Date of decision
12 June 2001
Case number
T 0565/97
Petition for review of
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Application number
90916360.2
IPC class
C10M 105/38
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Use of synthetic lubricating oil based on polyester as lubricant in refrigerators
Applicant name
Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited
Opponent name
Cognis Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.3.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Correction of the description as originally filed - admitted (yes) - obvious error
Support of the claims in the application as originally filed (after correction) (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non obvious solution
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0864/98T 0602/99

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The request for correction under Rule 88 EPC is allowed.

3. Subject to the correction the patent is maintained as granted.