T 0362/98 of 09.05.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T036298.20010509
- Date of decision
- 9 May 2001
- Case number
- T 0362/98
- Online on
- 9 August 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91109987.7
- IPC class
- D04H 1/54
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Nonwoven web and method of forming same
- Applicant name
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. Maschinenfabrik
Akzo Nobel N.V. - Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973
- Keywords
- Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Novelty (main request) - yes
Inventive step (main request) - yes - Catchword
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
Claims 1 to 13 and description, pages 2, 2a, 3 to 5 filed during oral proceedings, together with description, pages 6 and 7 and Figures 1, 2 and 3 as granted.