T 1513/10 (Cleaning composition with spores/ECOLAB) of 18.09.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T151310.20130918
- Date of decision
- 18 September 2013
- Case number
- T 1513/10
- Online on
- 11 March 2014
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04809978.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Stable compositions of spores, bacteria and/or fungi
- Applicant name
- ECOLAB INC.
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no) obvious alternative
Inventive step - first auxiliary request (yes) improved composition - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 33 according to the new first auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings,
- figures 1, 2A, 2B and 3 of the patent as granted,
- and a description to be adapted where appropriate.