T 0605/97 (Liquid crystal display device/SHARP) vom 31.05.2000
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T060597.20000531
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 31. Mai 2000
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0605/97
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 88303653.5
- IPC-Klasse
- G02F 1/133
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- An die Kammervorsitzenden und -mitglieder verteilt (B)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Liquid crystal display device
- Name des Antragstellers
- SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Name des Einsprechenden
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. - Kammer
- 3.4.02
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973
- Schlagwörter
- Inventive step - main request and first to third auxiliary requests (no): obvious selection of known features
Meaning of substantially equal - Orientierungssatz
- As a rule, "technical equality" has the meaning of "identity within inevitable measurement errors or manufacturing tolerances". Hence, for a technical expert it goes without saying that those errors or tolerances are included if equality is stipulated in a technical sense The addition of "substantially" to "equal" only illustrates the technical facts for a layman or - in other words - translates those technical facts into daily language without changing their meaning. That is why "substantially" is frequently added as a matter of precaution in the patent field so as to avoid any misunderstanding by less technical readers. Technically speaking, the addition normally does not make any difference (see Reasons for the Decision, 6.2).
- Zitierte Akten
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- Zitierende Akten
- T 0850/17
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.