T 0426/98 (Well servicing fluid/BP CHEMICALS) of 30.11.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T042698.20041130
- Date of decision
- 30 November 2004
- Case number
- T 0426/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93302920.9
- IPC class
- C09K 7/02
- 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
- Aqueous brines
- Applicant name
- BP Chemicals Limited
- Opponent name
- OSCA, INC.
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - disclaimer - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (main request, no)
Novelty (first auxiliary request, yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the Claims 1 to 5, filed as first auxiliary request dated 7 April 2003 and a description to be adapted thereto.