T 0176/84 (Pencil sharpener) of 22.11.1985

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1985:T017684.19851122
Date of decision: 22 November 1985
Case number: T 0176/84
Application number: 80107426.1
IPC class: B43L 23/08
Language of proceedings: DE
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Title of application: -
Applicant name: Möbius
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.2.01
Headnote: The state of the art to be considered when examining for inventive step includes, as well as that in the specific field of the application, the state of any relevant art in neighbouring fields and/or a broader general field of which the specific field is part, that is to say any field in which the same problem or one similar to it arises and of which the person skilled in the art of the specific field must be expected to be aware.
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
Keywords: State of the art - relevant
Inventive step - same problem in broader field
Inventive step - neighbouring fields
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