T 1009/12 () of 8.1.2013

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T100912.20130108
Date of decision: 08 January 2013
Case number: T 1009/12
Application number: 03078107.4
IPC class: C23C 18/42
H05K 3/24
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 160 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Composition and process for plating silver onto a metallic substrate
Applicant name: MacDermid, Incorporated
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.07
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords: Inventive step (all requests - no: claims include ineffective concentrations of a component so that this feature not contributing to the solution of a problem cannot be considerd for defining a problem vis-à-vis the closest prior art)
Catchwords:

An ineffective concentration of a compound is considered as an arbitrary feature not contributing to the solution of the underlying problem and therefore not further considered (see point 2.7 of the reasons)"

Cited decisions:
T 0035/85
T 0197/86
T 0206/91
T 0190/99
T 0234/03
T 0378/03
Citing decisions:
T 1148/11
T 0080/15
T 1440/16

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t121009eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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