European Patent Office

T 0386/89 (Tractor wheel) of 24.03.1992

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T038689.19920324
Date of decision
24 March 1992
Case number
T 0386/89
Petition for review of
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Application number
80303122.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Wheels manually adjustable for varying track
Applicant name
GKN Sankey Limited
Opponent name
01 Lemmerz-Werke KGaA
02 Levypyörä OY
Board
3.2.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step - reformulation of problem
Inventive step - skilled person
Catchword
The alleged effect of a described feature cannot be taken into account when determining the problem underlying the invention for the purpose of assessing inventive step, if it cannot be deduced by the skilled person from the application as filed considered in relation to the nearest prior art.

ORDER

For these reasons, it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.