T 0632/91 (s-triazines/CSIRO) of 1.2.1994

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T063291.19940201
Date of decision: 01 February 1994
Case number: T 0632/91
Application number: 86900009.1
IPC class: D06M 13/38
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 430 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Use of sulfonated 2-(2'-hydroxyaryl)-s-triazines as photostabilising agents for wool and other protein fibres
Applicant name: The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 R 64
European Patent Convention 1973 R 68(2)
Keywords: Admissibility of the appeal (yes)
Extension of the appeal
Inventive step (yes)
Non-obvious alternative
Structural closeness
Common general knowledge - disregarding of evidence (unjustified)
Catchwords:

Evidence which did not comprise a comparison of the claimed subject-matter with the state of the art, may, nevertheless, rebut a prima facie assumption that there existed some common general knowledge, which would have allowed the skilled person to disregard structural differences of chemical compounds (No. 4.6).

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T 0007/81
T 0020/83
T 0001/88
T 0194/90
Citing decisions:
T 0141/95
T 0380/97
T 0520/99
T 0474/03
T 1785/06
T 0009/08
T 0358/08
T 0620/13

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