European Patent Office

T 1080/10 (Procter & Gamble / cooling compositions) of 21.01.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T108010.20140121
Date of decision
21 January 2014
Case number
T 1080/10
Petition for review of
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Application number
01109352.3
IPC class
A61L 15/20
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
Cooling compositions
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
Paul Hartmann AG
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
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Keywords
Grounds for Opposition - fresh ground for opposition (yes)
Grounds for Opposition - extent of power to examine
Main request: obvious alternative
First auxiliary request: inventive step (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance (yes)
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 case is remitted to the Opposition Division for further examination on the basis of the first auxiliary request (claims 1 to 7) as filed with letter dated 29 July 2010.