T 0542/96 (Xylitol-Fluoride/COLGATE-PALMOLIVE) of 11.5.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T054296.20000511
Date of decision: 11 May 2000
Case number: T 0542/96
Application number: 90201676.5
IPC class: A61K 7/18
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 34 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Dental remineralization
Applicant name: Colgate-Palmolive Company
Opponent name: The Procter & Gamble Company
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100
Keywords: Novelty: (yes) - Remineralisation of teeth as novel therapeutic application
Inventive step: (no) - synergistic effect irrelevant to the assessment of the inventive step of a composition, which is clearly suggested in the prior art
Grounds of opposition in appeal proceedings
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0009/91
J 0012/85
T 0401/95
Citing decisions:
T 0961/00
T 0509/04
T 1042/06
T 1955/09

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