| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1990:T013089.19900207 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 07 February 1990 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0130/89 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 80106683.8 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | E06B 3/26 E06B 3/30 |
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| Language of proceedings: | DE | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Kömmerling | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Hüls; Atochem | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.2.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | The use of a known material on the basis of its known properties and in a known manner to obtain a known effect in a new combination is not normally inventive ("similar use"). Exceptions to this principle may be allowed in special cases, e.g. where a selection brings unexpected advantages, a known prejudice is orvercome or unforeseen difficulties are encountered, such as the need to alter another component. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (no) Two partial problems technically independent of each other Inventive step - similar use |
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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