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L’Oréal patent for hair-treatment process partially revoked by EPO Board of Appeal

( February 6, 2025, 14:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Patent Office's Board of Appeal has overturned an earlier decision that sided with L’Oréal, and ruled that its patent for a hair-treatment process lacked an inventive step. Henkel AG had opposed the patent, arguing it was an obvious variation of prior art. The board rejected L’Oréal’s main and auxiliary requests 1-8, but it upheld auxiliary request 9, concluding that only a modified version of the patent could survive.The decision is attached. ...

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