European Patent Office

T 2532/17 of 14.09.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T253217.20210914
Date of decision
14 September 2021
Case number
T 2532/17
Petition for review of
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Application number
10779153.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
LAUNDRY SCENT ADDITIVE
Applicant name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Opponent name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
UNILEVER PLC/ UNILEVER N.V.
Board
3.3.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Main request - inventive step (no) - obvious modification
Auxiliary requests not substantiated with the rejoinder - Additional observations concerning the auxiliary requests (not admitted)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0939/92
Citing cases
T 1149/21

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.