European Patent Office

T 0009/10 (Isotropic bicontinuous skin cleansing composition/KAO) of 16.11.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T000910.20111116
Date of decision
16 November 2011
Case number
T 0009/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
03029675.0
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
Skin cleansing composition
Applicant name
KAO CORPORATION
Opponent name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Main request: Art. 123(3) EPC not met
1st auxiliary request: Art. 123(3) EPC, Art. 54(1)(2), 56 EPC 1973 met
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 2017/07

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the first auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings.