T 0281/06 of 13.11.2007
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T028106.20071113
- Date of decision
- 13 November 2007
- Case number
- T 0281/06
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 96944894.3
- IPC class
- A61L 15/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Improved absorbent body
- Applicant name
- McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
- Opponent name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary requests I to III and VII: inventive step (no) - no fair comparison with closest prior art - reformulation of technical problem - obvious alternative
Auxiliary requests IV to VI: amendments - added subject-matter - (yes) - no basis in the application as filed for the combination of features introduced in the claim - Catchword
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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.