T 1592/15 of 17.05.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T159215.20190517
- Date of decision
- 17 May 2019
- Case number
- T 1592/15
- Online on
- 10 July 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05712448.9
- IPC class
- A61F 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
- ABSORBENT GARMENT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DROOP ELIMINATION
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- Procter & Gamble, Inc.
Uni-Charm Corporation - Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - undue burden (no)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 the following documents:
- claims 1 to 6 of the main request filed at the oral proceedings before the Board and
- a description and figures to be adapted thereto.