T 2733/17 of 02.09.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T273317.20210902
- Date of decision
- 2 September 2021
- Case number
- T 2733/17
- Online on
- 20 October 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05854241.6
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FUNCTIONAL ENHANCEMENT INDICATOR
- Applicant name
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Opponent name
- Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
Late-filed objections
Late-filed objection - circumstances of appeal case justify admittance (no) - 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 single claim of the fifth auxiliary request, a description to be adapted thereto and the figures of the patent specification.