T 0356/04 (Spray-drying control/UNILEVER) of 01.12.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T035604.20101201
- Date of decision
- 1 December 2010
- Case number
- T 0356/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90203444.6
- IPC class
- B01D 1/16
- 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
- Computer-controlled spray-drying process
- Applicant name
- Unilever N.V., et al
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTER - Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step: no (all requests) - no evidence of an improvement - reformulation of the problem - provision of a further process - obvious solution
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 1198/97
- 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.