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
- -
- Application number
- 12725363.1
- 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
- -
- 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
- -
- 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
- -
- 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.