T 1892/09 (Laundry detergent tablet/UNILEVER) of 11.11.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T189209.20111111
- Date of decision
- 11 November 2011
- Case number
- T 1892/09
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02806319.6
- IPC class
- C11D 3/00C11D 1/66C11D 17/00
- 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
- Detergent composition in tablet form
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V. - Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request): no - claim to be interpreted literally
Admissibility of auxiliary request submitted during oral proceedings: yes
Inventive step (auxiliary request): no - improved properties to be expected; obvious to try - 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 patent is revoked.