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)
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- Decision in English
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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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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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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.