T 0253/05 (Percarbonate based enzymatic detergent compositions/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 25.09.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T025305.20060925
- Date of decision
- 25 September 2006
- Case number
- T 0253/05
- Online on
- 22 November 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95905359.6
- IPC class
- C11D 3/386
- 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
- Detergent compositions containing percarbonate and amylase
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Unilever N.V.
HENKEL KGaA - 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
- Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes): synergistic effect convincingly proved - prior art not suggesting the selection of the features of claim 1 for obtaining the seeked improvement - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 12 according to the main request
- the description to be adapted.