T 0014/17 (Water soluble packages with differential solubility/UNILEVER) of 26.05.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T001417.20210526
- Date of decision
- 26 May 2021
- Case number
- T 0014/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03798909.2
- IPC class
- C08J 5/18C11D 17/04
- 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
- POLYMERIC FILM FOR WATER SOLUBLE PACKAGE
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V. - Opponent name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Auxiliary request 3A:
Admission - (yes)
Added subject-matter - (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
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 as amended according to the claims of auxiliary request 3A filed with the grounds of appeal and a description adapted accordingly.