European Patent Office

T 1058/06 of 26.06.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T105806.20070626
Date of decision
26 June 2007
Case number
T 1058/06
Online on
27 September 2007
Petition for review of
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Application number
99941175.4
IPC class
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
A method for cutting and sealing an absorbent member
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
Paul Hartmann AG
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Late-filed document (not admitted)
Claim 1 (main request): novelty (yes) - inventive step (no)
Claim 1 (1st auxiliary request): inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The document US-A-3,111,948 is not admitted into the proceedings.

2. The decision under appeal is set aside.

3. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of

(a) claims numbers 1 to 8 as filed during the oral proceedings

(b) the amended description consisting of columns 1 to 6 as filed during the oral proceedings and

(c) Figures 1 to 3 as originally filed.