T 0081/97 (Liquid detergent/UNILEVER) of 24.09.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T008197.20020924
- Date of decision
- 24 September 2002
- Case number
- T 0081/97
- Online on
- 1 October 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90909723.0
- IPC class
- C11D 1/825
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Liquid detergent composition
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, et al
- Opponent name
- (01) Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
(02) Albright & Wilson Limited
(03) Novo Nordisk A/S - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - non obvious addition of a further compound
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent with claims 1 to 7 submitted with the letter of 14 February 2002, page 6 of the published patent and amended pages 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 filed with letter of 11 December 2001.