T 0656/92 (Hydrotreating/SHELL) of 4.5.1995 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1995:T065692.19950504

Date of decision:

04 May 1995

Case number:

T 0656/92

Application number:

85201248.3

IPC class:

C10G 65/04

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 648Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Single-stage hydrotreating process

Applicant name:

SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.

Opponent name:

Akzo Nobel N.V.

Board:

3.3.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 106
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 107
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 108
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 64

Keywords:

Appeal procedure - admissibility of the appeal - statement of grounds of appeal
Amendmetns - combination of limits
Novelty (yes)
Novelty - disclosed content of prior publications - combinations within a prior art document
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step (yes) - alternative solution to a known problem

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0002/81
T 0213/85

Citing decisions:

T 0925/98
T 1068/02

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t920656eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021