T 0492/04 (Stable softeners mixture/COLGATE) of 21.09.2005
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2005:T049204.20050921
- Date of decision
- 21 September 2005
- Case number
- T 0492/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96928239.1
- IPC class
- C11D 1/835
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Stable Fabric Softener Compositions
- Applicant name
- Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Opponent name
- Henkel KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step(yes): teaching contained in the patent in suit representing internal state of the art and having not been rendered available to the public prior to the priority date - convincing unexpected advantage
- 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 patent is maintained as granted.