T 0811/96 (Cleaning products/UNILEVER) of 9.3.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T081196.20000309
Date of decision: 09 March 2000
Case number: T 0811/96
Application number: 89304207.7
IPC class: C11D 3/12
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 33 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Liquid cleaning products
Applicant name: UNILEVER PLC, et al
Opponent name: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTER N.V.
Board: 3.3.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Novelty - yes: specific entity not anticipated by generic definition
Novelty - yes: specific combination of two components taken from a known list of components
Inventive step - yes: problem not addressed in prior art - solution not rendered obvious by a posteriori explanation
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0012/81
T 0181/82
T 0666/89
T 0763/89
Citing decisions:
T 1374/07
T 2375/09

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