European Patent Office

T 1416/14 of 02.05.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T141614.20180502
Date of decision
2 May 2018
Case number
T 1416/14
Online on
11 September 2018
Petition for review of
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Application number
07425604.1
IPC class
B31F 1/07
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
A paper material with an improved embossed pattern and method for the production thereof
Applicant name
SOFIDEL S.p.A.
Opponent name
SCA Hygiene Products AB
Board
3.2.05
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Keywords
Novelty (main request) - no
Admittance of the first to third auxiliary requests - yes
Inventive step: first auxiliary request - no, second 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain a patent in amended form in the following version:

Description:

Pages 1 to 12 filed on 13 March 2014, whereby in paragraph [0055], second sentence, the wording "or foot-to-foot" is deleted;

Claims:

No. 1 to 14 of the second auxiliary request filed at the oral proceedings;

Drawings:

Pages 13 to 21 of the patent specification.

3. The request of appellant II that the patent be revoked is refused.