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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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.