European Patent Office

T 0172/16 (Hair colouring compositions/The Procter & Gamble Company) of 20.09.2017

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T017216.20170920
Date of decision
20 September 2017
Case number
T 0172/16
Online on
7 December 2017
Petition for review of
-
Application number
08160560.2
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
-
Abstracts for this decision
-
Application title
Novel hair colouring compositions for use in oxidative hair dyeing
Applicant name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Opponent name
L'Oréal
Board
3.3.10
Headnote
-
Keywords
Main and first auxiliary request : Inventive step - (no)
Second auxiliary request: amendments - extension beyond the content of the application as filed (no) - inventive step (yes)
Catchword
-
Cited cases
-
Citing cases
-

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 second auxiliary request, filed with letter dated 14 July 2016 and a description to be adapted.