T 1654/13 (Dilution-thickening surfactant system / UNILEVER) of 27.01.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T165413.20150127
- Date of decision
- 27 January 2015
- Case number
- T 1654/13
- Online on
- 26 June 2015
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07857298.9
- IPC class
- C11D 1/94
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Dishwashing composition
- Applicant name
- Unilever N.V.
Unilever PLC - Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- 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)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 118European Patent Convention R 99(1)(a)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of the appeal : yes - appeal filed by common representative of joint patent proprietors
Admissibility of the appeal : yes - joint patent proprietors are joint appellants
Inventive step (main request) : no - surfactant system of claim 9 obvious
Inventive step (auxiliary request) : yes - technical improvement convincingly shown by means of comparative tests - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the claims 1 to 7 according to the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings, figure 1 of the patent as granted and a description to be adapted.