T 0589/95 of 05.11.1998
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1998:T058995.19981105
- Date of decision
- 5 November 1998
- Case number
- T 0589/95
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89111391.2
- IPC class
- B32B 27/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Shrinking protective wrapping or film
- Applicant name
- Oy W. Rosenlew Ab
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 27(1)(e) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - features not contributing to solution of problem set out in description
- Catchword
- It cannot involve an inventive step to provide, in a known use, an unusual variant of one integer of a combination otherwise known for that use, for the sole purpose of avoiding a particular disadvantage (here, sticking) under circumstances which extend such use to a discrete area in which the disadvantage was already known not to arise.
- Cited cases
- T 0037/82
- Citing cases
- T 1117/10
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.