T 1070/96 of 13.01.2000

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T107096.20000113
Date of decision: 13 January 2000
Case number: T 1070/96
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 87850171.7
IPC class: A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Disposable liquid-absorbing article
Applicant name: Mölnlycke AB
Opponent name: Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
The Procter & Gamble Company
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 114(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: -
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0009/91 G 0010/91 T 0222/85 T 0931/91 T 0309/92 T 0557/94
Citing cases: T 0746/99 T 0520/01 T 0908/07 T 1253/09 T 1855/16

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 in amended form on the basis of claims 1 to 5 according to the fourth auxiliary request submitted with letter of 13 December 1999 and description and figures as granted.