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
- 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
- European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 118European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(1)(a)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)
- 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.