European Patent Office

T 0164/03 (Fuel Oil/INFINEUM) of 18.08.2005

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T016403.20050818
Date of decision
18 August 2005
Case number
T 0164/03
Online on
31 October 2005
Petition for review of
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Application number
95942662.8
IPC class
C10L 1/14
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Application title
Fuel Oil Compositions
Applicant name
Infineum USA L.P.
Opponent name
Clariant Service GmbH
Ethyl Corporation
Associated Octel Comp. Ltd.
BASF AG
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (main request, fourth and fifth auxiliary request (no): obvious combination of known Diesel additives of similar chemical structure
Admissibility of amendment (first to third auxiliary requests (no): different level of improvement; originally not disclosed (see point 3 of the reasons for the decision)
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.