T 0094/97 of 23.10.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T009497.20001023
- Date of decision
- 23 October 2000
- Case number
- T 0094/97
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 92921163.9
- 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
- T 0094/97 Re-establishment of rights/THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 1998-08-13
- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Absorbent hygienic article having flaps and of differential extensibility
- Applicant name
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 0832/99
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 grant a patent with the following version:
Claims: claim 1 as filed with letter of 2 August 2000,
claims 2 to 5 as filed with letter of 23 May 2000,
Description: pages 1, 5 as filed with letter of 2 August 2000,
pages 2 to 4 and 7 to 33 as filed with letter of 23 May 2000,
Drawings: sheets 1/5 to 5/5 as filed with letter of 23 May 2000.