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Date of decision
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17 May 2006
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Case number
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T 0651/05
- 3.3.06
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Application number
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96941374.9
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Title of the application
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High purity paraffinic solvent compositions, and process for
their manufacture
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Applicant name
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ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
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Opponent name
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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Keywords
Admissibility of amendments (no):- amendment not directly and
unambiguously derivable from application as filed (main request,
first and fourth auxiliary requests)-introduction of vague terms
creates unclarity due to different equally valid interpretations
(main request, second and third auxiliary requests)
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