European Patent Office

T 1654/13 (Dilution-thickening surfactant system / UNILEVER) vom 27.01.2015

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T165413.20150127
Datum der Entscheidung
27. Januar 2015
Aktenzeichen
T 1654/13
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
07857298.9
IPC-Klasse
C11D 1/94
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Dishwashing composition
Name des Antragstellers
Unilever N.V.
Unilever PLC
Name des Einsprechenden
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Kammer
3.3.06
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 118European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Schlagwörter
Admissibility of the appeal : yes - appeal filed by common representative of joint patent proprietors
Admissibility of the appeal : yes - joint patent proprietors are joint appellants
Inventive step (main request) : no - surfactant system of claim 9 obvious
Inventive step (auxiliary request) : yes - technical improvement convincingly shown by means of comparative tests
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the claims 1 to 7 according to the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings, figure 1 of the patent as granted and a description to be adapted.