W 0011/89 (Fibre fleece) of 9.10.1989

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:1989:W001189.19891009
Date of decision: 09 October 1989
Case number: W 0011/89
Application number: -
IPC class: C11D 17/04
Language of proceedings: DE
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Versions: OJ
Title of application: -
Applicant name: not published
Opponent name: -
Board: 3.3.02
Headnote: To demonstrate that a group of inventions does not form a single inventive concept, an invitation to pay additional search fees pursuant to Article 17(3)(a) PCT must address the problem underlying the invention unless it is immediately clear that the technical details listed in the invitation cannot reasonably be seen as parts of an overall problem. If the invitation does not, when so required, address the problem set out in the application, it is not legally effective and any additional search fees must be refunded.
Relevant legal provisions:
Patent Cooperation Treaty Art 17(3)(a)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 13(1)
Patent Cooperation Treaty R 40(1)
Keywords: Lack of unity - underlining used to emphasise words in a list
Lack of substantiation
Invitation unfounded on substantive grounds too
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Cited decisions:
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T 0173/06
T 1888/09
T 1414/18
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W 0008/94
W 0006/97
W 0004/98
W 0007/99
W 0011/99
W 0014/99
W 0016/99
W 0013/00
W 0019/00
W 0022/00
W 0012/01
W 0002/02
W 0016/02
W 0014/03
W 0017/03
W 0035/04
W 0023/06
W 0006/07

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