T 0998/97 (Perfumed products/QUEST) of 11.7.2001

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T099897.20010711

Date of decision:

11 July 2001

Case number:

T 0998/97

Application number:

91200560.0

IPC class:

A61K 7/00

Language of proceedings:

Distribution:

Download and more information:

Decision text in EN (PDF, 36Â KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Perfumed products

Applicant name:

QUEST INTERNATIONAL B.V.

Opponent name:

Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien

Board:

3.3.02

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 100(b)

Keywords:

Patent revoked on ground of insufficiency; insufficiency alleged but not supported; Burden of proof; Determination of functionally defined ingredients of a composition of matter: no undue burden; alternatives to explicitly disclosed ingredients available on the basis of the disclosure in the specification

Catchwords:

Cited decisions:

T 0292/85
T 0182/89
T 0435/91

Citing decisions:

T 0356/01
T 0843/04

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t970998eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021