T 0026/81 (Containers) of 28.10.1981

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1981:T002681.19811028
Date of decision: 28 October 1981
Case number: T 0026/81
Application number: 78300221.5
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 370 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: -
Applicant name: ICI
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.02
Headnote: If it is impossible to satisfy the requirement of Rule 27(1)(d) EPC that the invention should be disclosed in such terms that the technical problem and its solution can be understood, - a requirement which is of a mandatory character -, then it will be clear that an invention within the meaning of Article 52 EPC does not exist; but if it is accepted by an Examining Division that an independent claim defines a patentable invention, it must be possible to derive a technical problem from the application. Thus, the requirement of Rule 27(1)(d) EPC can not be set up as a separate formal criterion independent of inventiveness.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 82
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 111
European Patent Convention 1973 R 27(1)(d)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 27(2)
European Patent Convention 1973 R 30
Keywords: Claims supported by description
Description and technical problem
Invention solves more than one problem
Unity of invention
Violation of the Rules governing the content of the description
Technical problem and inventiveness
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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Citing decisions:
T 0020/90
T 0322/93
T 0659/93
T 0322/97
T 0325/97
T 0641/00
T 1069/00
T 1121/02
T 1599/06
T 0105/11
T 1727/12

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t810026ex1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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