T 1295/04 (Coated tablet/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 27.04.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T129504.20060427
- Date of decision
- 27 April 2006
- Case number
- T 1295/04
- Online on
- 29 May 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96203473.2
- IPC class
- C11D 17/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for making a coated detergent tablet
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Compliance with Article 123(2) EPC (main request): yes
Inventive step (main request): no - technical teaching of the prior art leads to claimed subject-matter
Inventive step (auxiliary request): yes - selected coating and its properties not suggested in the prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 first instance with the order to grant a patent with the claims 1 to 6 according to the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.