| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T046592.19941014 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 14 October 1994 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0465/92 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 86307485.2 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | C22F 1/05 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | A | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Al-Mg-Si extrusion alloy and method | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | 0I: Alusuisse-Lonza Services AG 0II: Julius & August Erbslöh GmbH & Co 0III: Vereinigte Aluminium-Werke AG, Berlin und Bonn 0IV: Hoogovens Groep BV |
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| Board: | 3.2.02 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | I. The "problem and solution approach" is no more than one possible route for the assessment of inventiveness. Accordingly, its use is not a sine qua non when deciding inventiveness under Article 56 EPC. | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (yes) Problem and solution approach not always appropriate |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t920465ex1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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