T 0740/01 (Soap composition/UNILEVER PLC, et al.) of 23.06.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T074001.20050623
- Date of decision
- 23 June 2005
- Case number
- T 0740/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95925906.0
- IPC class
- A61K 7/50
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Soap composition
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, et al
- 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 83 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - yes: no substantiated evidence to the contrary
Main request - novelty - no: undefined feature does not enable a distinction from the prior art
First auxiliary request - admissibility: no -"cosmetic"
modification
Second auxiliary request - novelty - no: no evidence of distinguishing feature over the prior art
Third auxiliary request - novelty - yes: novelty of selection
Remittal - yes: unexamined ground of opposition - 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 for further prosecution on the basis of auxiliary request 3.