T 0191/03 (Calcium carbonate precipitation/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 10.02.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T019103.20050210
- Date of decision
- 10 February 2005
- Case number
- T 0191/03
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94931336.5
- IPC class
- C11D 3/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Control of calcium carbonate precipitation in automatic dishwashing
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Henkel KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Keywords
- New ground for opposition: not admissible without the consent of the Patent Proprietor
Claimed invention sufficiently disclosed (yes)
Novelty (yes): weight ratio of complexing agent to carbonate source to be calculated disregarding water of hydration
Inventive step (no): increased ratio of complexing agent to carbonate source obvious to try in the light of the known properties of the complexing agent - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/91
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.