T 0436/23 (Monitoring and displaying wetness events/ESSITY) of 05.03.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T043623.20250305
- Date of decision
- 5 March 2025
- Case number
- T 0436/23
- Online on
- 13 March 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13723701.2
- IPC class
- G16H 40/67H04L 67/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Monitoring and displaying an absorption state of an absorbent article
- Applicant name
- Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Opponent name
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA ("opponent 1")
Paul Hartmann AG ("opponent 2") - Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - patent as granted and auxiliary requests 1 and 2 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary requests 3 and 5 (no)
Added subject-matter - auxiliary requests 4 and 6 to 9 (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 patent is revoked.