European Patent Office

T 0265/24 (Packaged liquid fabric softener/Procter) of 22.01.2026

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T026524.20260122
Date of decision
22 January 2026
Case number
T 0265/24
Petition for review of
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Application number
17180487.5
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
PACKAGED LIQUID FABRIC SOFTENER COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED STABILITY
Applicant name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Opponent name
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Board
3.3.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step - effect not made credible within the whole scope of claim
Catchword
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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.