| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T011292.19920804 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 04 August 1992 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0112/92 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 82303545.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | A23L 1/04 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | - | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Mars | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | - | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.3.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | Although in accordance with decision T 59/87, a claim to an inherent but hidden later use of a known substance may be novel, the subject-matter of such a claim will yet lack inventive step if the prior art indicates a well-established link between the earlier and later uses. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (denied) Obvious new use (T 59/87 distinguished) |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t920112ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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