T 0815/07 () of 15.7.2008

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2008:T081507.20080715
Date of decision: 15 July 2008
Case number: T 0815/07
Application number: 98907145.1
IPC class: A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 40 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Absorbent articles comprising a material having high flux capabilities
Applicant name: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Opponent name: SCA Hygiene Products AB
Board: 3.2.06
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 83
Keywords: Disclosure - sufficiency - (no)
Catchwords:

The purpose of a parameter contained in a claim is to define an essential technical feature of the invention. Its significance is that the presence of this technical feature contributes to the solution of the technical problem underlying the invention. The method specified for determining the parameter should therefore be such as to produce consistent values, so that the skilled person will know when he carries out the invention whether what he produces will solve the problem or not. See Reasons, point 5.

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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