T 1031/24 (Compressed Gas Aerosol Composition / S.C. Jonson) of 22.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T103124.20260522
- Date of decision
- 22 May 2026
- Case number
- T 1031/24
- Online on
- 13 July 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13761374.1
- IPC class
- D06L 1/04
- 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
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- Application title
- COMPRESSED GAS AEROSOL COMPOSITION IN STEEL CAN
- Applicant name
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step main request and first auxiliary request
Inventive step - (no); inventive step second auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) - 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 case is remitted to the Opposition Division with the
order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary
request 2 as submitted with the reply to the appeal, and
the description to be adapted.