T 0331/22 (Foam stabilisation/ECOLAB) of 21.10.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T033122.20241021
- Date of decision
- 21 October 2024
- Case number
- T 0331/22
- Online on
- 19 November 2024
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13858455.2
- IPC class
- C11D 3/37C11D 1/86C11D 17/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- FOAM STABILIZATION WITH POLYETHYLENEIMINE ETHOXYLATES
- Applicant name
- Ecolab USA Inc.
- Opponent name
- BASF SE
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - obvious alternative
Amendments - allowable (no) (Auxiliary requests 4 and 5) - 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 patent is revoked.