T 0150/07 (Washing method/KAO CORPORATION) of 27.10.2009
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T015007.20091027
- Date of decision
- 27 October 2009
- Case number
- T 0150/07
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95930034.4
- IPC class
- C11D 3/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Washing method and clothes detergent composition
- Applicant name
- KAO CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Unilever PLC
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no): 'novelty test' not to be applied
Admissibility of the clarity ojection (no): alleged lack of clarity not arising from the amendments to the granted claim 1
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0025/10
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain a patent with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 8 submitted with letter of 19 June 2009;
- a description to be adapted.