T 0289/12 of 09.01.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T028912.20130109
- Date of decision
- 9 January 2013
- Case number
- T 0289/12
- Online on
- 6 February 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01935336.6
- IPC class
- A61F 13/15A61F 13/56
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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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 with refastenable side seams
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- SCA Hygiene Products AB
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (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 case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the European patent with the following documents:
Claims: 1-4, filed 9 January 2013;
Description: pages 2,8,10 and 12, filed 9 January 2013;
Description: pages 3-7,9 and 11 as granted;
Drawings: Figs. 1-26 as granted