T 0622/94 of 21.07.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T062294.19980721
- Date of decision
- 21 July 1998
- Case number
- T 0622/94
- Online on
- 14 September 1998
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 87110182.0
- IPC class
- A61F 13/15
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Sanitary napkin with composite cover
- Applicant name
- McNeil-PPC, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Mölnlycke AB
The Procter & Gamble Company - Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step (yes) - after amendment
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- 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 with the following documents:
Claims: 1 to 7 as submitted at the oral proceedings
Description: pages 2, 4, 5 and 13 as submitted at the oral proceedings
pages 3, 6 to 12 as granted
Figures: as granted.