6. Prior art made available to the public anywhere in the world by non-written disclosure
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6.2.5 Example of the inaccessibility of a process 

A revised version of this publication entered into force.

The subject of the patent concerns a process for the manufacture of a product. As proof that this process had been made available to the public by use, a similar already known product was asserted to have been produced by the process claimed. However, it could not be clearly ascertained, even after an exhaustive examination, by which process it had been produced.

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