T 0332/94 (Use of lipolytic enzymes/UNILEVER) of 18.2.1998

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T033294.19980218
Date of decision: 18 February 1998
Case number: T 0332/94
Application number: 87202387.4
IPC class: C11D 3/386
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 801 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Enzymatic dishwashing and rinsing process
Applicant name: UNILEVER N.V., et al
Opponent name: (01) Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
(02) The Procter & Gamble Company
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 123(3)
Keywords: Amendments - change of category (here: from process to use of a compound for a particular purpose in said process) - added subject-matter (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Support in the description under Art. 84 EPC (yes)
Novelty of the use claim (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution of the technical problem underlying the patent in suit - could/would approach
Catchwords:

-

Cited decisions:
G 0002/88
Citing decisions:
T 1076/00
T 1155/03
T 1217/05
T 1599/06

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