T 0640/90 (Multi-phase toothpaste/BEECHAM) of 30.09.1993
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1993:T064090.19930930
- Date of decision
- 30 September 1993
- Case number
- T 0640/90
- Online on
- 29 March 1994
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 82304154.6
- IPC class
- A61K 7/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Toothpaste
- Applicant name
- Beecham Inc.
- Opponent name
- Blendax GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution
- 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of Claims 1 to 5. of the main request and pages 3 and 4 of the description, both as submitted at the oral proceedings of 30 September 1993, and the remainder of the description to be adapted.