T 0874/97 (Detergent tablet/UNILEVER) of 01.02.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T087497.20020201
- Date of decision
- 1 February 2002
- Case number
- T 0874/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91306287.3
- IPC class
- C11D 17/00
- 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
- (01) Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
(02) The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 69(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes) - criteria for novelty of so-called selection inventions not applicable (point 3.2)
Inventive step (yes) - comparative tests showing further improvement of the prior art (points 4.2.3 to 4.2.5) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 14 of the main request as filed with letter of 24 August 2001 and a description adapted thereto.