T 0332/94 (Use of lipolytic enzymes/UNILEVER) of 18.02.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T033294.19980218
- Date of decision
- 18 February 1998
- Case number
- T 0332/94
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 87202387.4
- IPC class
- C11D 3/386
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Enzymatic dishwashing and rinsing process
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER N.V., et al
- Opponent name
- (01) Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
(02) The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments - change of category (here: from process to use of a compound for a particular purpose in said process) - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Support in the description under Art. 84 EPC (yes)
Novelty of the use claim (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution of the technical problem underlying the patent in suit - could/would approach - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0002/88
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 with Claims 1 to 5 submitted during the oral proceedings on 18 February 1998 and a description to be adapted thereto.