T 0883/01 of 14.01.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T088301.20040114
- Date of decision
- 14 January 2004
- Case number
- T 0883/01
- Online on
- 19 March 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 95918878.0
- IPC class
- A61F 13/56
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Closure system for disposable pull-on pants having a stretchable waistband
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention R 88 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - inventive step (no)
Auxiliary request - amendments (allowable)
Auxiliary request - 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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
- claims 1 to 8 of the auxiliary request, filed during the oral proceedings,
- pages 2 to 6 of the description, filed during the oral proceedings,
- figures 1 to 9 as granted.