European Patent Office

T 0789/98 of 06.12.2000

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T078998.20001206
Date of decision
6 December 2000
Case number
T 0789/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
91911584.0
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
C-fold releasable Wapper
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
SCA Hygiene Products AB
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 0056/87
Citing cases
T 0141/18

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:

claim 1 presented during the oral proceedings of 6. December 2000,

claims 2 to 6, description columns 1 to 16 and drawings (Figures 1 to 6) as upheld by the opposition division, together with the insertion for the description, after line 37 of column 1, filed during the oral proceedings of 6 December 2000.