European Patent Office

T 0257/04 of 21.02.2006

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T025704.20060221
Date of decision
21 February 2006
Case number
T 0257/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
94927143.1
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
Absorption body
Applicant name
SCA Hygiene Products AB
Opponent name
Kinmberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - yes
Inventive step - no (main request)
Inventive step - yes (auxiliary request)
Catchword
-
Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 1416/04

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The main request is rejected.

3. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims: 1 to 18 as filed during the oral proceedings held on 21 February 2006;

Description: columns 1 to 5 as filed during the oral proceedings held on 21 February 2006;

Figures: 1 to 3 as granted.