T 0006/84 (Amendment of claims) of 21.2.1985

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1985:T000684.19850221
Date of decision: 21 February 1985
Case number: T 0006/84
Application number: 80300440.7
IPC class: C10G
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Catalytic dewaxing of hydrocarbon oils with synthetic offretite
Applicant name: Mobil Oil Corporation
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: Structural features of a means for performing a chemical process (here: the catalyst "offretite") which are not mentioned in the application documents themselves but in a document (here: a Canadian Patent specification) to which they refer may be incorporated into a patent claim if they unequivocally form part of the invention for which protection is sought. However, all the essential structural features thus disclosed which belong together must be incorporated into the claim; it is not permissible to single out a particular one of their number (here: a silica/ aluminia ratio).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123
Keywords: Amendment of claims
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Cited decisions:
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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