| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T065492.19940503 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 03 May 1994 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0654/92 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 85307409.4 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | H04N 9/64 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Television receivers | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | Sony Corporation | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte E.V. | ||||||||
| Board: | 3.5.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (no) Prior art acknowledgement Claims - clarity |
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The expression "background art" in the English version of Rule 27(1)(b) is to be interpreted as referring to prior art within the meaning of Article 54(2) EPC. The practice of starting out from art which is known to the Applicant but which was not public at the claimed priority date is inconsistent with the requirements of the EPC. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t920654eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021