European Patent Office

T 2168/12 of 08.07.2015

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T216812.20150708
Date of decision
8 July 2015
Case number
T 2168/12
Online on
22 September 2015
Petition for review of
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Application number
02793608.7
IPC class
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
ABSORBENT ARTICLE
Applicant name
SCA Hygiene Products AB
Opponent name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Paul Hartmann AG
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Novelty - (no)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
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:

- Claims 1 to 9 of the first auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings,

- pages 2,3,5,6 of the description filed during the oral proceedings,

- pages 4 and 7 of the description, and figures, as granted.