T 1036/01 of 02.07.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T103601.20040702
- Date of decision
- 2 July 2004
- Case number
- T 1036/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95109130.5
- IPC class
- A61F 13/15
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Absorbent article having a body accomodating absorbent core
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- SCA Hygiene Products AB
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Admissibility of amendments - yes; (reformatio in peius - no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - yes
Clarity of claim 1 - yes
Novelty and inventive step - yes - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0001/99
- Citing cases
- -
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 with the following documents:
- claims 1 to 13 and
- description, column 1 to 13, both filed at the oral proceedings;
- figures 1 to 11 as granted.