T 1065/93 (Granular detergent/UNILEVER) of 07.10.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T106593.19971007
- Date of decision
- 7 October 1997
- Case number
- T 1065/93
- Online on
- 4 December 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 86308466.1
- IPC class
- C11D 11/02
- 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
- Detergent compositions
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, et al
- Opponent name
- Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - unexpected effect
- 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 with the following claims and a description yet to be adapted:
Claims:
Nos. 1 and 8 as submitted during the oral proceedings,
Nos. 2 to 4 as granted,
Nos. 5 to 7: granted Claims 8 to 10 renumbered and dependencies adapted.