European Patent Office

T 1793/09 of 01.06.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T179309.20110601
Date of decision
1 June 2011
Case number
T 1793/09
Online on
21 June 2011
Petition for review of
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Application number
03251527.2
IPC class
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Absorbent article
Applicant name
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
Opponent name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Paul Hartmann AG
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords
Late-filed request - admitted
Claim 1 - clear and sufficient disclosure
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 European patent with the following documents, all filed during the oral proceedings on 1 June 2011:

claims 1 to 4;

description columns 1, 2, insertion pages 1 to 3, columns 3 to 11;

drawings Figures 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b.