T 0892/94 (Deodorant compositions/ROBERTET S.A.) du 19.01.1999
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T089294.19990119
- Date de la décision
- 19 janvier 1999
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0892/94
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 87902669.8
- Classe de la CIB
- A61K 7/32
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Publiées au Journal officiel de l'OEB (A)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- INHIBITEURS DE MICRO-ORGANISMES PRODUCTEURS D'ESTERASE, DESTINES A ETRE UTILISES PRINCIPALEMENT DANS LES DEODORANTS
- Nom du demandeur
- Robertet S.A.
- Nom de l'opposant
- Unilever N.V.
- Chambre
- 3.3.02
- Sommaire
I. The right to be heard of a party absent in oral proceedings as expounded in G 4/92 (OJ EPO 1994, 149) may, in appropriate circumstances, be surrendered by a party declaring that it will take no further part in the proceedings (Reasons 2.2-2.5).
II. According to G 2/88 (OJ EPO 1990, 93), novelty within the meaning of Article 54(1) EPC can be acknowledged for a claim directed to the use of a known substance for a hitherto unknown, ie new, non-medical purpose reflecting a newly discovered technical effect. However, a newly discovered technical effect does not confer novelty on a claim directed to the use of a known substance for a known non-medical purpose if the newly discovered technical effect already underlies the known use of the known substance (Reasons 3.4).
- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 113(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention R 71(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973
- Mots-clés
- Novelty of a claim directed to the known use of a known substance which differs from the state of the art merely by the indication of a newly discovered technical effect underlying that use (no)
- Exergue
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- Affaires citantes
- T 0189/95T 0186/98T 0319/98T 0717/98T 0198/00T 0496/00T 0966/00T 0486/01T 0836/01T 0943/01T 1269/01T 0034/02T 0259/02T 0326/02T 1090/02T 0503/03T 1020/03T 0060/04T 0669/04T 0816/05T 1379/09T 1782/10T 1539/14T 2090/15T 0189/18T 1673/18T 3272/19T 0638/21T 1504/21T 1913/21T 0149/22T 0152/22T 2192/22
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.