| European Case Law Identifier: | ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T020393.19940901 | ||||||||
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| Date of decision: | 01 September 1994 | ||||||||
| Case number: | T 0203/93 | ||||||||
| Application number: | 83307967.6 | ||||||||
| IPC class: | H01L 33/00 | ||||||||
| Language of proceedings: | EN | ||||||||
| Distribution: | B | ||||||||
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| Title of application: | Epitaxial wafer for use in the production of an infrared LED | ||||||||
| Applicant name: | MITSUBISHI MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO.LTD. | ||||||||
| Opponent name: | Siemens AG TEMIC TELEFUNKEN microelectronic GmbH KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA |
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| Board: | 3.4.01 | ||||||||
| Headnote: | - | ||||||||
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| Keywords: | Inventive step (yes) - secondary indicia - age of documents | ||||||||
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Use of known means not foreseeable to solve objective problem. Known means could have been used, but would not have been used. Time factor of over ten years an additional indication supporting conclusion that claimed use of known means was not obvious. |
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Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t930203eu1.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021