T 1372/24 of 12.05.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T137224.20260512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2026
- Case number
- T 1372/24
- Online on
- 6 August 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16164574.2
- IPC class
- C11D 3/33
- 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
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- Application title
- AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)
- Keywords
- Novelty - novelty of use
Novelty - second (or further) non-medical use
Novelty - corresponding purpose feature in method claim
Inventive step
Late-filed evidence - should have been submitted in first-instance proceedings
Amendment to case - complexity of amendment - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.