T 0380/01 (Washing of culinary utensils/UNILEVER) of 28.05.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T038001.20040528
- Date of decision
- 28 May 2004
- Case number
- T 0380/01
- Online on
- 29 July 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93200602.6
- IPC class
- C11D 11/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Detergent compositions
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER N.V., et al
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973
- Keywords
- Interpretation of claims
Novelty (no) - Catchword
- Two washing methods (of culinary utensils) having no technical bearing on each other cannot form a single multi-step process (i.e. a "technical whole") though being linguistically linked together (point 1.5 of the Reasons for the Decision) in a claim. If one of these methods forms already part of the state of the art, the subject-matter of this claim does not satisfy the requirements of Articles 52(1) and 54 EPC (points 2.1, 2.2 and 2.7 of the Reasons for the Decision).
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.