T 0483/06 (Effervescent Laundry Composition/PROCTER) of 23.01.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T048306.20090123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2009
- Case number
- T 0483/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98910946.7
- IPC class
- C11D 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Effervescent compositions and dry effervescent granules
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes: prior art leads away from the invention
- Catchword
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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 maintain the patent with the claims according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings before the Board and a description to be adapted.