T 0540/05 (Anti-smoke perfumes/QUEST) of 24.07.2007

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T054005.20070724
Date of decision: 24 July 2007
Case number: T 0540/05
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 95903273.1
IPC class: A61L 9/01
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Anti-Smoke perfumes and compostions
Applicant name: Quest International Services B.V.
Opponent name: The Procter & Gamble Company
Board: 3.3.10
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Main and auxiliary request 3: amendments (not allowable) - disclaimer based on non-accidental anticipation
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2: inventive step (no) - purported improvement not shown - reformulation of problem - obvious alternative
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0001/03 G 0002/03 T 0020/81 T 0197/86 T 0270/90 T 0355/97
Citing cases: -

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.