T 0658/95 (Granular compositions/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 11.03.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T065895.19980311
- Date of decision
- 11 March 1998
- Case number
- T 0658/95
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 86307799.6
- IPC class
- C11D 1/37
- 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
- -
- Application title
- Granular detergent compositions having improved solubility
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution of a technical problem
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0219/83
- Citing cases
- -
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 in the following version:
Claims: Claims 1 to 6 filed during the oral proceedings before the Opposition Division as main request,
Description: pages 2 and 3 as submitted during the oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal
page 4 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Opposition Division,
pages 5 to 8 as granted.