European Patent Office

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
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Application number
95915007.9
IPC class
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
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Keywords
Amendments (allowable)
Clarity (yes) - reference to description in claim
Sufficiency of disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0651/91
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 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.