T 0502/98 (Detergent composition/KAO) of 07.06.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T050298.20020607
- Date of decision
- 7 June 2002
- Case number
- T 0502/98
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89120891.0
- 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 detergent composition
- Applicant name
- KAO CORPORATION
- 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 1973
- Keywords
- Documents promptly filed in reaction to unforeseeable amendments of the claims - late filed (no)
Inventive step (yes) - nonobvious combination - Catchword
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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 with claims 1 to 17 submitted with the letter of 7 May 2002 (main request) and pages 2, 3, 5 and 17 filed during the oral proceedings and pages 4 and 6 to 16 of the patent as published.