T 1862/12 (Inspecting Articles / KIMBERLEY-CLERK) of 09.10.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T186212.20181009
- Date of decision
- 9 October 2018
- Case number
- T 1862/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 03713756.9
- IPC class
- G21K 5/04A61F 13/15
- 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
- APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND INSPECTING PRE-FASTENED ARTICLES
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - diverging versions of claims
Late-filed auxiliary requests - new issue
Late-filed auxiliary requests - request clearly allowable (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - technical problem not solved within whole area claimed
Inventive step - arbitrary modification - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The patent is revoked.