T 0019/81 (Film coating) of 29.07.1981
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1981:T001981.19810729
- Date of decision
- 29 July 1981
- Case number
- T 0019/81
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 78100869.3
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- German
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Roehm
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
Where a patent specification is used to support an assertion of prejudice, it must be borne in mind that technical information in a patent specification may be based on special premises or on the view of the drafter. For that reason, even if the patent specification has been issued by an examining patent office, such information can often be accorded general validity only where further corroboration is available. This holds particularly where the information given in the patent specification is not readily compatible with the notions currently accepted in the art.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Evidence
Inventive step denied - prejudice
Prejudice - skilled in the art
Tubular extrudate - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons, it is decided that:
The appeal of the applicant is dismissed.