T 1714/16 (Procter&Gamble/Aminosilicones) of 27.11.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T171416.20191127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2019
- Case number
- T 1714/16
- Online on
- 7 February 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10731679.6
- IPC class
- C11D 1/02A61Q 5/00C11D 11/00A61K 8/81C11D 1/37C11D 1/65C11D 3/37C11D 1/94A61Q 19/00C11D 3/22A61K 8/895C11D 17/00C11D 1/88
- 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
- AMINOSILICONE CONTAINING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
L'Oréal - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - reformulation of the technical problem
Inventive step - obvious modification
Amendments - allowable (yes) - 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 in amended form based on the claims of auxiliary request 2, filed with letter of 27 September 2019, and a description to be adapted where appropriate.