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Law-Now 03 Apr 2024 · France

EP Case Law in Brief: Long-felt want and inventive step

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“Where the invention solves a technical problem which workers in the art have been attempting to solve for a long time, or otherwise fulfils a long-felt need, this may be regarded as an indication of inventive step.”The EPO Guidelines (G-VII, 10.3) describe...

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