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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- Decision in English
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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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- 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) - Catchword
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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.