T 0460/21 of 08.08.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T046021.20230808
- Date of decision
- 8 August 2023
- Case number
- T 0460/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11807932.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- BLEACHING COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLUCONIC ACID AND/OR ITS SALTS
- Applicant name
- Kao Germany GmbH
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request, auxiliary requests 1-3 - Novelty - (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - 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 the patent with claims 1 to 15, filed as auxiliary request 4 with the statement setting out the grounds of appeal, and a description to be adapted thereto.