T 0740/18 (Fabric laundering method / UNILEVER) of 16.04.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T074018.20200416
- Date of decision
- 16 April 2020
- Case number
- T 0740/18
- Online on
- 21 July 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12707100.9
- IPC class
- C11D 3/00C11D 3/37C11D 3/386
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of laundering fabric
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V. - Opponent name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 25(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request and auxiliary requests 1, 2 and 5) : (no)
Admissibility of auxiliary requests 3 and 4 : (no) - 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 patent is revoked.