T 0184/82 (Poly (p-methylstyrene) articles) of 4.1.1984

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T018482.19840104
Date of decision: 04 January 1984
Case number: T 0184/82
Application number: 79301891.2
IPC class: -
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: A
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 400 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: OJ | Published
Title of application: Thermoformed shaped articles of poly (p-methylstyrene) and process for their production, adaptable for use as food containers
Applicant name: Mobil
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: Technical success at a general level can replace failure at a more specific level when assessing the effect of the invention provided the skilled man could recognise the effect in a broader sense as implied or related to the problem which may have been initially formulated. An appropriate restatement of the problem based on a less ambitious goal is permissible in accordance with an earlier decision of the Board ("Carbonless copying paper/Bayer", T 01/80).
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 52(1)
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: Inventive step
Restatement of the problem
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
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T 0533/98
T 0701/98
T 0314/99
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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