T 0029/04 of 07.03.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T002904.20060307
- Date of decision
- 7 March 2006
- Case number
- T 0029/04
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 95915007.9
- IPC class
- A61F 13/15
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Sanitary napkin having an independently displaceable central core segment
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- SCA Hygiene Products AB
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Amendments (allowable)
Clarity (yes) - reference to description in claim
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0651/91
- Citing cases
- -
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is referred to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following documents:
claims: 1 to 12 as filed during the oral proceedings of 7 March 2006;
description: columns 1 to 29 as filed during the oral proceedings of 7 March 2006;
drawings: Figures 1 to 13 as granted.