T 1449/04 of 20.06.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T144904.20060620
- Date of decision
- 20 June 2006
- Case number
- T 1449/04
- Online on
- 28 September 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96307532.0
- IPC class
- A61F 13/15
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Sanitary napkin
- Applicant name
- UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- KAO Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments main request: generalisation of specific embodiment; auxiliary request: added subject-matter (no)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Disclosure - enabling
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as follows:
- Claim 1 and description, columns 1 - 5 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board as sole auxiliary request;
- Figures 1 - 3 as granted.