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

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: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 41 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Versions: Unpublished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:

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Cited decisions:
T 0536/88
T 1002/92
T 0541/98
Citing decisions:
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