European Patent Office

T 0193/22 (LIQUID DETERGENT CONTAINING DYE POLYMER / Unilever) of 29.05.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T019322.20240529
Date of decision
29 May 2024
Case number
T 0193/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
12725363.1
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
LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING DYE POLYMER
Applicant name
Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
Unilever Global IP Limited
Opponent name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Board
3.3.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973RPBA_2020_Art_012(4)_(2020)_Sent_3RPBA_2020_Art_012(4)_(2020)_Sent_4RPBA_2020_Art_012(6)_(2020)_Sent_2
Keywords
Inventive step (main request)
Inventive step - no
Late-filed auxiliary requests (auxiliary request 1, 2, 4 and 5)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - not admitted
Added subject-matter (auxiliary request 3) - yes
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1791/16
Citing cases
T 0405/24

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.