T 0109/82 (Hearing aid) of 15.5.1984

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T010982.19840515
Date of decision: 15 May 1984
Case number: T 0109/82
Application number: 79103499.4
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: DE
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Title of application: -
Applicant name: Bosch
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.01
Headnote: I. The posing of a new problem does not represent a contribution to the inventive merits of the solution if it could have been posed by the average person skilled in the art. Such is the case where a problem consists solely of eliminating deficiencies in an object which come to light when it is in use.
II. The fact that the state of the art has been inactive over a long period prior to the invention may be an indication that an inventive step is involved if during that time an urgent need for improvement has demonstrably existed.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Inventive step - aggregation
Aggregation - inventive step
Inventive step - need long-felt
Inventive step - new problem
Inventive step - secondary considerations
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