European Patent Office

T 1408/04 vom 17.11.2006

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T140804.20061117
Datum der Entscheidung
17. November 2006
Aktenzeichen
T 1408/04
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
98930276.5
IPC-Klasse
A61F 13/15
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Absorbent interlabial device
Name des Antragstellers
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Name des Einsprechenden
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kammer
3.2.06
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Main request - intermediate generalisation (yes)
First auxiliary request - inventive step - age of prior art document not relevant in this case
Second auxiliary request - not admitted
Third auxiliary request - intermediate generalisation (no)
Fourth auxiliary request - inventive step (yes)
Orientierungssatz
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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 based on the following documents:

Claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request IV filed during the oral proceedings on 17 November 2006;

Description pages 2 and 15 filed as auxiliary request IV during the oral proceedings, description pages 3 to 5 and page 7 filed with auxiliary request III during the oral proceedings, description page 6 (annex 3 to the minutes), and description pages 8 to 14 as granted;

Figures 1 to 11 as granted.