T 1208/17 of 12.06.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T120817.20190612
- Date of decision
- 12 June 2019
- Case number
- T 1208/17
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06016651.9
- IPC class
- A61L 15/46
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Absorbent articles including odour control system
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- ONTEX bvba
- Board
- 3.3.10
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b)European Patent Convention Art 111(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention R 41(2)(c)European Patent Convention R 76(2)(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of opposition - (yes)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - main request, first to third auxiliary requests
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments - fourth and fifth auxiliary requests
Remitted with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 6 - Catchword
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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 in an amended form on the basis of claims 1-10 of auxiliary request 6 filed with letter dated 25 April 2019 and a description to be adapted to these claims.