European Patent Office

T 0184/06 (Liquid bleaching composition / PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 21.03.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T018406.20070321
Date of decision
21 March 2007
Case number
T 0184/06
Petition for review of
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Application number
98870035.7
IPC class
C11D 3/395
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Stable bleaching compositions
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
HENKEL KGaA
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 88(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 88(3) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10a(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b(3)
Keywords
Admissibility of documents submitted with the statement of the grounds of appeal: yes
Remittal to the department of first instance: no
Admissibility of new requests filed during the oral proceedings: yes
Novelty (Main Request and First to Eighth Auxiliary Requests): no - characteristics of purity of a surfactant in liquid composition not limiting
Priority: not valid
Novelty (Ninth and Tenth Auxiliary Requests): no
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0002/98
Citing cases
G 0001/15T 0557/13

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The patent is revoked.