European Patent Office

T 0593/99 of 13.11.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T059399.20011113
Date of decision
13 November 2001
Case number
T 0593/99
Petition for review of
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Application number
92925156.9
IPC class
A61F 13/46
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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 HAVING RAPID DISTRIBUTION STRIP
Applicant name
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
SCA Hygiene Products AB
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Keywords
Disclosure - sufficiency - (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
G 0004/92
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 5, as filed during the oral proceedings;

Description: columns 1 to 11, as filed during the oral proceedings;

Drawings: Figures 1 to 3 as granted.