T 1227/11 (Demulsifying agent/KAO CORPORATION) of 28.08.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T122711.20130828
- Date of decision
- 28 August 2013
- Case number
- T 1227/11
- Online on
- 6 November 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04734918.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for releasing fragrance
- Applicant name
- KAO CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of auxiliary request 1: yes
Admissibility of auxiliary request 2 submitted during oral proceedings: yes
Sufficiency of disclosure (main request and auxiliary request 1): no - identification of emulsifier/demulsifier pairs suitable for carrying out the invention not possible without undue burden
Compliance with the requirements of Article 123(3) (auxiliary request 2): yes
Sufficiency of disclosure (auxiliary request 2): yes
Inventive step (auxiliary request 2): yes - non obvious alternative - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 4 of the auxiliary request 2 submitted during oral proceedings, figure 1 of the granted patent and a description to be adapted.