T 0052/13 (Shading with hydrolysed reactive dye/UNILEVER) of 12.08.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T005213.20150812
- Date of decision
- 12 August 2015
- Case number
- T 0052/13
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05771350.5
- IPC class
- C11D 3/40
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- LAUNDRY TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC / Unilever N.V.
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 113(1)European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late filed claim requests - admissibility (yes
Late filed claim requests - main and first auxiliary requests)
Remittal to the department of first instance for further prosecution (no)
Right to be heard - violation (no)
Amendments - extension of protection conferred (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no
Amendments - first auxiliary request)
Inventive step - (yes
Inventive step - first auxiliary request) - 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 based on the claims according to the first auxiliary request as filed during oral proceedings, and a description to be amended where appropriate.