T 2447/18 (Non-ionic antimicrobial active / UNILEVER) of 23.11.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T244718.20201123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 2020
- Case number
- T 2447/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13716273.1
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improvements relating to fabric conditioners
- Applicant name
- Unilever PLC
Unilever N.V. - Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
BASF SE - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)
- Keywords
- Added matter (main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 9) : yes - mixture of a class of compounds comprising a specific concentration of a single component of this class not disclosed in the application as filed
Novelty (auxiliary request 10) : yes
Inventive step (auxiliary request 10 to 15) : no
Inventive step - obvious alternative - Catchword
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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.