T 0738/06 (Carpet colour safety/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 12.03.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T073806.20080312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 2008
- Case number
- T 0738/06
- Online on
- 28 April 2008
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99909160.6
- IPC class
- C11D 3/00
- 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
- Carpet cleaning compositions and method for cleaning carpets
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
HENKEL KGaA - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 107 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the appeal of Appellants 01 (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes): common general knowledge of known experimentally proved physical law not sufficient for predicting technical advantage achieved by means of claimed invention - Catchword
- Points 5.4 to 5.7 of the reasons for the decision
- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is maintained on the basis of the set of claims 1 to 14 filed during the oral proceedings of 12 March 2008.