| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T006089.19900831 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 31 August 1990 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0060/89 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 79301054.7 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C12P 21/02 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Harvard | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Hoechst, Unilvever, Gist-Brocades | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | 1. Under Article 114(1), when alleged facts, which had been put forward without proof as novelty destroying, occurred a long time ago and the question is no longer pursued by the parties, the Board is not obliged to investigate the matter ex officio (see point 3.1.1 of the Reasons). 2. The same level of skill has to be applied when, for the same invention, the two questions of sufficient disclosure and inventive step have to be considered (see point 3.2.5 of the Reasons). |
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| Keywords: | Sufficient disclosure of an example Common general knowledge Novelty destroying lectures Ex officio - obligation of the Board Inventive step (yes) |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t890060ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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