T 0204/05 (Granular detergent/UNILEVER) of 17.07.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T020405.20060717
- Date of decision
- 17 July 2006
- Case number
- T 0204/05
- Online on
- 15 September 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96944574.1
- IPC class
- C11D 17/06
- 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
- A process for preparing a granular detergent
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC et al
- Opponent name
- 01: Henkel KGaA
02: The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure (main and auxiliary request): yes
Novelty (main request): no - claim 1 not excluding intermediate processing steps not involving the build up of particles
Novelty (auxiliary request): yes - clay is not a detergent builder
Remittal: yes - Catchword
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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 for further prosecution.