European Patent Office

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
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
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.