T 0219/03 (Oxidative hair dyeing/P&G-CLAIROL) of 28.04.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T021903.20050428
- Date of decision
- 28 April 2005
- Case number
- T 0219/03
- Online on
- 14 June 2005
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94309554.7
- IPC class
- A61K 7/13
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Oxidative hair dyeing process with dihydroxybenzenes and aminoethanethiols
- Applicant name
- P&G-Clairol, Inc.
- Opponent name
- L'OREAL
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the late-filed requests: Auxiliary requests 1 and 3 (no): it was contrary to procedural fairness. Auxiliary request 2 (yes) - the amendments were clear and simple and a direct response to the previous discussion
Main request: Novelty (yes): Dopa is not a component of example 6. Inventive step (no): the claimed systems represent an obvious alternative to the closest prior art
Auxiliary request 2: Novelty (yes) - analogous reasons to the main request. Inventive step (no): the method claimed relates to a commonly known method for applying the obvious systems - Catchword
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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.