T 1147/23 (Triarylmethane direct dye/HENKEL) of 10.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T114723.20251010
- Date of decision
- 10 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1147/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16819903.2
- IPC class
- A61K 8/898A61Q 5/06A61K 8/41
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- DYEING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DIRECT DYE OF TRIARYLMETHANE STRUCTURE, AND A SILICONE
- Applicant name
- L'OREAL
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Non-admittance of objections raised at the oral proceedings before the opposition division - correct exercise of discretion (no)
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent based on claims 1 to 16 of auxiliary request 2 filed with the letter of 11 February 2022, and a description to be adapted if necessary.