T 0717/98 (Reactivity of exhaust products/ETHYL CORPORATION) of 04.11.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T071798.20021104
- Date of decision
- 4 November 2002
- Case number
- T 0717/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91306360.8
- IPC class
- C10L 1/30
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process of operating a spark ignition internal combustion engine.
- Applicant name
- ETHYL CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Mr William C. Orr
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Interpretation of use claim - claim clear on its own wording
Novelty of second or further non-medical use - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) The burden of proof lies on the party alleging that experimental evidence is not reliable - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.