T 0304/94 (Liquid detergent/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 25.11.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T030494.19971125
- Date of decision
- 25 November 1997
- Case number
- T 0304/94
- Online on
- 11 December 1997
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88201009.3
- IPC class
- C11D 3/39
- 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
- Liquid detergent containing solid peroxygen bleach
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, et al
- Opponent name
- Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
UNILEVER N.V.
UNILEVER PLC - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes; after amendment) - non-obvious alternative
- Catchword
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- Cited 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 1 to 9, 12 and 13 according to the third subsidiary request submitted on 17 December 1993.