T 1621/08 (Sanitizing and cleaning compositions/ECOLAB) of 17.09.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T162108.20100917
- Date of decision
- 17 September 2010
- Case number
- T 1621/08
- Online on
- 20 October 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02784458.8
- IPC class
- C11D 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Acid sanitizing and cleaning compositions containing protonated carboxylic acids
- Applicant name
- ECOLAB INC.
- Opponent name
- Diversey, Inc.
- Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Admissiblity of new documents and experimental evidence submitted with the statement of grounds of appeal: yes
Inventive step (all requests): no - experimental evidence that the alleged technical problem is not solved throughout the whole extent of claim 1 - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.