European Patent Office

T 1654/13 (Dilution-thickening surfactant system / UNILEVER) du 27.01.2015

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T165413.20150127
Date de la décision
27 janvier 2015
Numéro de l'affaire
T 1654/13
Requête en révision de
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Numéro de la demande
07857298.9
Classe de la CIB
C11D 1/94
Langue de la procédure
Anglais
Distribution
Non distribuées (D)
Téléchargement
Décision en anglais
Versions JO
Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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Résumés pour cette décision
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Titre de la demande
Dishwashing composition
Nom du demandeur
Unilever N.V.
Unilever PLC
Nom de l'opposant
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Chambre
3.3.06
Sommaire
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Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
European Patent Convention Art 108European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 118European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 99(1)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Mots-clés
Admissibility of the appeal : yes - appeal filed by common representative of joint patent proprietors
Admissibility of the appeal : yes - joint patent proprietors are joint appellants
Inventive step (main request) : no - surfactant system of claim 9 obvious
Inventive step (auxiliary request) : yes - technical improvement convincingly shown by means of comparative tests
Exergue
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Affaires citantes
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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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the claims 1 to 7 according to the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings, figure 1 of the patent as granted and a description to be adapted.