W 0018/01 () of 23.1.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:W001801.20020123
Date of decision: 23 January 2002
Case number: W 0018/01
Application number: -
IPC class: G08B 21/00
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: B
Download and more information:
Decision text in EN (PDF, 27 KB)
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Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Infant and parent matching and security system and method
Applicant name: Elpas North America Inc.
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.5.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 34(3)(a)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 13(2)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 68(2)
Keywords: Lack of unity a posteriori - Invitation to pay additional fee - sufficiently reasoned (no)
Catchwords:

In raising an objection of lack of unity of invention, it is not sufficient to examine the common core of a group of inventions (see point 5). The fact that the IPEA referred to general knowledge without citing a specific prior art document does not relieve it of the obligation to consider the possible contribution that each of the claimed inventions makes over the prior art referred to by the IPEA (see point 7).

Cited decisions:
G 0001/89
W 0003/93
W 0006/97
W 0011/99
Citing decisions:
W 0004/04
W 0037/04

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/w010018eu1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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