T 1655/09 of 11.05.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T165509.20110511
- Date of decision
- 11 May 2011
- Case number
- T 1655/09
- Online on
- 1 June 2011
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 00311348.7
- IPC class
- A61F 13/514
- 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 article with back sheet, and method for manufacturing the back sheet
- Applicant name
- UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- Paul Hartmann AG
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - obvious combination of known features - main request, first and second auxiliary request
Inventive step - non-obvious combination of known features - third auxiliary request - 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 single claim according to the new third auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings;
(b) Pages numbered 2 to 8 of the amended description filed during the oral proceedings; and
(c) Figures 1 to 9 as granted.