T 1816/22 (LAUNDRY PRODUCT/Unilever) of 18.03.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T181622.20250318
- Date of decision
- 18 March 2025
- Case number
- T 1816/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16812770.2
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- Abstract on Article 054 EPC
- Application title
- LAUNDRY PRODUCT
- Applicant name
- 1.Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
2.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 54European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty - (yes)
Novelty - objection based on a vague reference to the discosure in another document
Inventive step - (yes)
Inventive step - unexpected improvement shown - 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:
The appeal is dismissed.