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
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- Application number
- 08160560.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- 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
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- 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
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- Cited 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 second auxiliary request, filed with letter dated 14 July 2016 and a description to be adapted.