T 0086/03 (Hard-surface cleaning/PROCTER & GAMBLE) of 28.6.2004

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European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T008603.20040628

Date of decision:

28 June 2004

Case number:

T 0086/03

Application number:

95944437.3

IPC class:

C11D 3/37

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 41Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Hard-surface cleaning compositions

Applicant name:

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

Opponent name:

Unilever N.V.

Board:

3.3.06

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56

Keywords:

Late filed document (not admissible):not relevant at first sight
Inventive step (yes):"streak-free"
cleaning and restoring of gloss are different technical problems - no incentive for replacing a metal complex with a metal salt for improving the restoration of gloss

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0536/88
T 1002/92
T 0541/98

Citing decisions:

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t030086eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021