T 0540/07 of 23.02.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T054007.20100223
- Date of decision
- 23 February 2010
- Case number
- T 0540/07
- Online on
- 11 May 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98926363.7
- IPC class
- A61B 19/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Absorbent surgical drape
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- Paul Hartmann AG
SANTE ASSISTANCE PROMOTION/VYGON
RKW SE - Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Amendments - agreed by Board of Appeal
Claims - clarity (yes)
Disclosure - enabling
Inventive step - (yes) exclusion of hindsight - 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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of
(a) the claims 1 to 15 of the main request filed with letter dated 22 January 2010;
(b) the description, pages 2 to 11 filed during the oral proceedings.