T 0811/96 (Cleaning products/UNILEVER) of 09.03.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T081196.20000309
Date of decision: 9 March 2000
Case number: T 0811/96
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 89304207.7
IPC class: C11D 3/12
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Liquid cleaning products
Applicant name: UNILEVER PLC, et al
Opponent name: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTER N.V.
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Novelty - yes: specific entity not anticipated by generic definition
Novelty - yes: specific combination of two components taken from a known list of components
Inventive step - yes: problem not addressed in prior art - solution not rendered obvious by a posteriori explanation
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0012/81 T 0181/82 T 0666/89 T 0763/89
Citing cases: T 1374/07 T 2375/09 T 2568/22

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.