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Mccalist
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Substitute a known material into a known article?
« on: Nov 17th, 2006, 11:27am » |
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Any special rules apply to this, or is just the usual novelty & non-obviousness?
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Mccalist
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Re: Substitute a known material into a known artic
« Reply #1 on: Nov 17th, 2006, 11:29am » |
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Let me be a little more clear:
Taking a metal chair (known) and plastic (known) to make a plastic chair (assume unknown).
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Re: Substitute a known material into a known artic
« Reply #2 on: Nov 18th, 2006, 2:25pm » |
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Come on someone say SOMETHING!
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Re: Substitute a known material into a known artic
« Reply #3 on: Nov 18th, 2006, 6:52pm » |
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Other than useful, no special rules. Obviousness would appear to be the most relevant, given the modest amount of information provided.
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Re: Substitute a known material into a known artic
« Reply #4 on: Nov 27th, 2006, 5:00am » |
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Cannot speak for US law but there is some guidance in WIPO Guidelines PCT/GL/ISPE/1 13.14(a)(i) that indicates that if the substitution does not involve any surprising effect ie. that it is a simple substitution of a certain material by another aving the same or similar properties then you would have difficulty in establishing a a problem to be solved from which a problem to be solved could be established - or simply the substitution would be obvious.
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