T 1862/12 (Inspecting Articles / KIMBERLEY-CLERK) of 9.10.2018

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T186212.20181009
Date of decision: 09 October 2018
Case number: T 1862/12
Application number: 03713756.9
IPC class: G21K 5/04
A61F 13/15
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: D
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 418 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND INSPECTING PRE-FASTENED ARTICLES
Applicant name: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Opponent name: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Board: 3.4.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
Keywords: Late-filed auxiliary requests - admitted (no)
Late-filed auxiliary requests - diverging versions of claims
Late-filed auxiliary requests - new issue
Late-filed auxiliary requests - request clearly allowable (no)
Inventive step - (no)
Inventive step - technical problem not solved within whole area claimed
Inventive step - arbitrary modification
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
T 0939/92
T 0268/00
T 0093/11
T 1459/11
Citing decisions:
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