T 0976/04 of 20.11.2008
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T097604.20081120
- Date of decision
- 20 November 2008
- Case number
- T 0976/04
- Online on
- 28 September 2009
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97309700.9
- IPC class
- D01F 6/46
- 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
- Absorbent articles having improved separator layer
- Applicant name
- Fibertech Group, Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 104(1)European Patent Convention R 80European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention R 57a 1973
- Keywords
- Disclosure - sufficiency - (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (no) - obvious combination of known features (all requests)
"Clarity (yes) (first auxiliary request)
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes) (second auxiliary requests)
Cost apportionment (no) - 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 patent is revoked.
3. The request for an apportionment of costs is refused.