T 0681/21 (Fabric treatment composition/UNILEVER) of 30.10.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T068121.20231030
- Date of decision
- 30 October 2023
- Case number
- T 0681/21
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 15790968.0
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on EPC2000 Art 056
- Application title
- Fabric treatment composition
- Applicant name
- Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Unilever Global IP Limited - Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)
- Keywords
- Experimental data submitted with the statement of the grounds of appeal and the reply thereto to be considered - (yes)
New argument submitted during oral proceedings to be disregarded - (yes)
Inventive step (all requests)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - alleged synergistic effect to be disregarded in view of G 2/21
Inventive step - diverging experimental data
Inventive step - benefit of the doubt not to be granted to the patent proprietors - Catchword
- -
- 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.