T 2713/17 of 30.11.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T271317.20211130
- Date of decision
- 30 November 2021
- Case number
- T 2713/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05854240.8
- IPC class
- A61F 15/00A61F 13/84A61F 13/551
- 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
- AN ARRAY OF ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING FUNCTIONAL ENHANCEMENT INDICATORS
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Amendment to appeal case - deletion of claims
Amendment to appeal case - no amendment of a party's appeal case
Amendment to appeal case - new clarity objection
Amendment to appeal case - admitted (no)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - 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 on the basis of the sole claim of the main request filed during the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted thereto.