European Patent Office

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
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Application number
91119386.0
IPC class
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
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Keywords
Amended claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty and Inventive step - (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0301/87
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 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.