European Patent Office

T 1242/14 of 11.10.2018

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T124214.20181011
Date of decision
11 October 2018
Case number
T 1242/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
03754582.9
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
DISPOSABLE ARTICLES HAVING A FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEM
Applicant name
McNeil-PPC, Inc.
Opponent name
Bent Thorning Bensen A/S
Board
3.2.06
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
Keywords
Sufficiency of disclosure - main request (yes)
Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Late-filed document - reliance on document in party's case (no)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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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 opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Description: Pages 2 to 5 of the patent specification.

Claims: 1 to 16 of auxiliary request 1 filed with letter of 11 September 2018.

Drawings: Figures 1 to 4 of the patent specification.