T 0894/97 (Deflocculating polymer/UNILEVER) of 23.11.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T089497.20011123
- Date of decision
- 23 November 2001
- Case number
- T 0894/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 90309376.3
- IPC class
- C11D 17/00
- 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
- Fabric softening composition
- Applicant name
- UNILEVER PLC, et al
- Opponent name
- PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTER N.V.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973OJ EPO 1996, 342, 1.2.1, 1.2(2)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of late-filed test results (no) - no relevance
Inventive step (yes) - solution not suggested in the prior art - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0736/99
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 on the basis of claim 1 as filed in the oral proceedings and claims 2 to 12 as filed with letter of 18 September 2001 (main request) and a description to be adapted thereto.