T 1408/04 of 17.11.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T140804.20061117
- Date of decision
- 17 November 2006
- Case number
- T 1408/04
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98930276.5
- 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
- Absorbent interlabial device
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - intermediate generalisation (yes)
First auxiliary request - inventive step - age of prior art document not relevant in this case
Second auxiliary request - not admitted
Third auxiliary request - intermediate generalisation (no)
Fourth auxiliary request - inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 based on the following documents:
Claims 1 to 9 of auxiliary request IV filed during the oral proceedings on 17 November 2006;
Description pages 2 and 15 filed as auxiliary request IV during the oral proceedings, description pages 3 to 5 and page 7 filed with auxiliary request III during the oral proceedings, description page 6 (annex 3 to the minutes), and description pages 8 to 14 as granted;
Figures 1 to 11 as granted.