T 0020/81 (Aryloxybenzaldehydes) of 10.02.1982
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1982:T002081.19820210
- Date of decision
- 10 February 1982
- Case number
- T 0020/81
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 78200383.4
- IPC class
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- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Published in the EPO's Official Journal (A)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
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- Applicant name
- Shell
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
In order to render them relevant to the definition of the problem underlying the invention, and hence to the assess- ment of inventive step, alleged advantages should be supported by sufficient evidence where comparison is made with highly pertinent prior art.
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 27(1)(d) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - support by sufficient evidence
Significance - technical problem
Examples - truly comparative - Catchword
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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 16 February 1981 is rejected.