T 1723/17 of 26.11.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T172317.20191126
- Date of decision
- 26 November 2019
- Case number
- T 1723/17
- Online on
- 16 January 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10766370.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHODS OF EMITTING A VOLATILE MATERIAL FROM A DIFFUSER
- Applicant name
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - (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 European patent No. 2 480 259 as follows:
Claims: claims 1-8 of the main request filed during oral proceedings before the board
Description: pages 2 and 3 as filed during oral proceedings before the opposition division
pages 4-7 of the patent specification
Drawings: sheets 1/5-5/5 of the patent specification.