T 0526/15 (Laundry domestic method/UNILEVER) of 21.09.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T052615.20180921
- Date of decision
- 21 September 2018
- Case number
- T 0526/15
- Online on
- 13 November 2018
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10150161.7
- 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
- Surfactant ratio in dye formulations
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V. - Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - justification for late filing (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious solution - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the set of claims according to the new main request (claims 1 to 10) as filed during the oral proceedings on 21 September 2018, and a description to be adapted thereto.