T 0986/01 of 20.07.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T098601.20050720
- Date of decision
- 20 July 2005
- Case number
- T 0986/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93916166.7
- IPC class
- A61K 7/06
- 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
- Hair cosmetic composition
- Applicant name
- Kao Corporation
- Opponent name
- (01) The Procter & Gamble Company
(02) Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien - Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - problem and solution
Reliability of test report - improvement (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 7 as submitted during the oral proceedings (main request)
- description: pages 4 to 19 of the patent as granted; page 2 as submitted at the oral proceedings; page 3 as underlying the decision under appeal.