T 0860/00 (Particulate detergent composition/UNILEVER) of 28.09.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T086000.20040928
- Date of decision
- 28 September 2004
- Case number
- T 0860/00
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91305058.9
- IPC class
- C11D 3/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Detergent compositions
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, et al
- Opponent name
- Henkel KGaA
The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request - no): surprisingly improved property not credible in respect of the whole range of the claimed compositions
Inventive step (first auxiliary request - yes): surprisingly improved property - 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 on the basis of claims 1 to 3 of the first auxiliary request submitted during the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.