T 0784/00 (High bulk density detergent composition/UNILEVER) of 10.02.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T078400.20040210
- Date of decision
- 10 February 2004
- Case number
- T 0784/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94923685.5
- IPC class
- C11D 17/06
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for the production of a detergent composition
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, 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 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 71a 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (main request and first auxiliary request) - no: process feature not distinguishing subject-matter of a product claim
Novelty (second auxiliary request) - yes
Inventive step (second auxiliary request) - no: obvious transfer of the technical teaching of a prior art document to the process of the closest prior art
Admissibility under Rule 71a (third auxiliary request) - no - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.