| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1982:T003281.19820305 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 05 March 1982 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0032/81 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 79400197.4 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | - | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | FR | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Fives-Cail Babcock | ||||||||
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| Board: | 3.2.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | If the problem prompts the person skilled in the art to seek its solution in another technical field, the specialist in that field is the person qualified to solve the problem. The assessment of whether the solution involves an inven- tive step must therefore be based on that specialist's knowledge and ability. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step - technical field Specialist's knowledge and ability Person skilled in the art |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t810032ep1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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