T 0488/13 () of 9.6.2016

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T048813.20160609
Date of decision: 09 June 2016
Case number: T 0488/13
Application number: 03722596.8
IPC class: A61K 8/25
A61Q 5/10
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 387 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: COMPOSITION FOR THE OXIDATION DYEING OF HUMAN KERATINOUS FIBRES
Applicant name: L'Oréal
Opponent name: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Kao Germany GmbH
The Procter & Gamble Company
Board: 3.3.10
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
European Patent Convention Art 84
European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention Art 123(3)
Keywords: Admissibility of late-filed requests (yes) - filed in direct response to objections raised by Respondents
Main and auxiliary request 1: novelty (yes) - objection based on alleged prior use not reasoned
Main request: inventive step (no) - alleged improvement not shown over entire scope of claim, reformulation of problem, obvious alternative
Auxiliary request 1: inventive step (yes) - improvement plausible, means for achieving it not suggested by prior art
Clarity - no power to examine
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0001/10
G 0003/14
T 0020/81
Citing decisions:
-

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