T 0184/82 (Poly (p-methylstyrene) articles) of 04.01.1984
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1984:T018482.19840104
- Date of decision
- 4 January 1984
- Case number
- T 0184/82
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 79301891.2
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
- Download
- Decision in English
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Thermoformed shaped articles of poly (p-methylstyrene) and process for their production, adaptable for use as food containers
- Applicant name
- Mobil
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
Technical success at a general level can replace failure at a more specific level when assessing the effect of the invention provided the skilled man could recognise the effect in a broader sense as implied or related to the problem which may have been initially formulated. An appropriate restatement of the problem based on a less ambitious goal is permissible in accordance with an earlier decision of the Board ("Carbonless copying paper/Bayer", T 01/80).
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step
Restatement of the problem - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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ORDER
For these reasons, It is decided that:
The appeal against the Decision of the Examining Division of the European Patent Office dated 14 July 1982 is rejected.