T 1867/06 (Rinse conditioner/UNILEVER) of 20.02.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T186706.20090220
- Date of decision
- 20 February 2009
- Case number
- T 1867/06
- Online on
- 25 March 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00926888.9
- IPC class
- C11D 3/50
- 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
- Laundry compositions
- Applicant name
- Unilever N.V., et al
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 158 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (Main request): no - feature of use not distinguishing the claimed product
Inventive step (Auxiliary request): no - technical effect not due to the distinguishing features has to be disregarded in the evaluation of inventive step - obvious to try with expectation of succes - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.