T 0697/89 of 12.08.1991
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T069789.19910812
- Date of decision
- 12 August 1991
- Case number
- T 0697/89
- Online on
- 3 September 1991
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83850068.4
- IPC class
- A61F 13/18A41B 13/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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 product
- Applicant name
- Mölnlycke AG
- Opponent name
- Kimberly-Clark Corp.
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Non-obvious transfer of only some of the features
required to solve the same problem in the prior art - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the documents according to the main request as specified in paragraph VI above.