European Patent Office

T 0438/18 (Straightening keratinous fibres / L'OREAL) of 09.11.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T043818.20211109
Date of decision
9 November 2021
Case number
T 0438/18
Petition for review of
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Application number
11794185.6
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
METHOD FOR PERMANENT RESHAPING AND IN PARTICULAR FOR STRAIGHTENING, COMPRISING A STAGE OF STRAIGHTENING KERATINOUS FIBRES EMPLOYING A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST 40% BY WEIGHT OF NON-SILICONE FATTY SUBSTANCES
Applicant name
L'Oréal
Opponent name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Kao Germany GmbH
Board
3.3.07
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 2 (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 3 to 9 (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 3 (allowable)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0420/14
Citing cases
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside

2. The patent is revoked.