| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T032397.20010917 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 17 September 2001 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0323/97 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 91309598.0 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C11D 17/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Detergent composition in tablet form | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | UNILEVER PLC. et al | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH The Procter & Gamble Company |
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| Board: | 3.3.06 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | I. An amendment to a patent by the introduction of a "negative" technical feature into a claim resulting in the exclusion of certain embodiments is, regardless of the name "disclaimer", none the less an amendment governed by Articles 123(2) and (3) EPC (point 2.2 of the Reasons for the Decision). II. Re: Admissibility of disclaimers (points 2.3 to 2.5 of the Reasons for the Decision). |
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| Keywords: | Disclaimer (main request) (no) - disclaimer not based upon application as filed is not admissible Request filed for the first time at oral proceedings - not admissible Inventive step (no) |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t970323ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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