T 0753/98 of 18.01.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T075398.20010118
- Date of decision
- 18 January 2001
- Case number
- T 0753/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91119386.0
- 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
- Absorbent article and method of making same
- Applicant name
- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
- Opponent name
- Paul Hartmann Aktiengesellschaft
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB - Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Amended claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty and Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0301/87
- Citing cases
- -
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 following documents:
Claims: 1 to 46 filed during the oral proceedings on 18 January 2001;
Description: columns 1 and 2 filed during the oral proceedings on 18 January 2001; columns 3 to 10 as granted;
Drawings: 1 to 10 as granted.