T 0718/98 (Reduced emissions/ETHYL PETROLEUM) of 26.11.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T071898.20021126
Date of decision: 26 November 2002
Case number: T 0718/98
Application number: 91306359.0
IPC class: C10L 1/30
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 36 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Motor fuels of enhanced properties
Applicant name: ETHYL PETROLEUM ADDITIVES, INC.
Opponent name: Mr William C. Orr
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Admissibility of late filed evidence (no) - abuse of procedure
Inventive step (no)
Catchwords:

The introduction at a very late stage of the proceedings of evidence which could have been filed much earlier, used as a strategic measure for improving its own case against the adverse party, amounts to an abuse of procedural rights and therefore is to be dismissed independently of the possible relevance of the evidence.

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G 0001/86
G 0004/92
T 0219/83
T 0534/89
T 0017/91
T 1002/92
T 0715/95
Citing decisions:
T 0144/02
T 0169/04
T 0229/08
T 0467/08
T 1715/08
T 0315/16
T 1953/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t980718eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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