T 0454/89 () of 11.3.1991 | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

European Case Law Identifier:

ECLI:EP:BA:1991:T045489.19910311

Date of decision:

11 March 1991

Case number:

T 0454/89

Application number:

81305535.7

IPC class:

H04B 9/00

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Decision text in EN (PDF, 2Â MB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in:	EN
Versions:	Unpublished

Title of application:

Apparatus for gathering data from a plurality of condition responsive optical sensors

Applicant name:

Imperial Chemical Industries

Opponent name:

GAO Automat. und Organis.

Board:

3.5.01

Headnote:

Relevant legal provisions:

European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 84
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 113(2)

Keywords:

Lack of inventive step - obvious replacement (main
request) or application of general knowledge (second
and third auxiliary requests) or application of
plurality of obvious measures solving independent
problems (fourth auxiliary requests) - Lack of clarity
- seemingly unfeasible combination of features (first
auxiliary request) - No discretion to consider and
decide upon patent in a text not submitted by
Proprietor

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