European Patent Office

T 1789/09 (Granular detergent composition/PROCTER) of 19.10.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T178909.20111019
Date of decision
19 October 2011
Case number
T 1789/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
96909881.3
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
Process for producing granular detergent components or compositions
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty: main and first auxiliary request - no
Second auxiliary request - yes
Inventive step: second auxiliary request - yes
Catchword
-
Cited cases
G 0002/88
Citing cases
T 1609/12

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The decision under appeal is set aside.

The case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the second auxiliary request submitted with the letter dated 2 September 2011.