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Date of decision
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18 November 2005
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Case number
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T 0215/03
- 3.3.06
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Application number
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96903973.4
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Title of the application
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Additives and fuel oil compositions
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Applicant name
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ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. et al.
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Opponent name
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01: Ethyl Corporation
02: The Associated Octel Comp. Ltd.
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Keywords
Late-filed material - admitted (no): abuse of procedure and
violation of the principles of fairness (1.2 to 1.4 and 1.8
Late-filed material - admitted (yes): mentioned in patent as
relevant prior art or occasioned by contested decision or point
raised by a party (1.5 to 1.7)
Main request and first to third auxiliary requests: inventive
step (no)
Fourth auxiliary request: added subject-matter (no), clarity
(yes), enabling disclosure (yes), novelty (yes), inventive step
(yes)
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