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Date of decision
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21 November 1994
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Case number
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T 0729/91
- 3.2.4
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Application number
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85305748.7
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Title of the application
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Wall-mounted hair dryer
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Applicant name
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Panache Promotions (Proprietary) Limited
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Opponent name
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01) Elite S.r.l.
02) Electrostar Schöttle GmbH & Co.
03) Hendon International Hotel & Leisure Products Limited
04) Aliseo Diffusion S.A.
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Keywords
Monthly magazine describing invention sent to a library few days
before priority date
Evidence from librarian
Balance of probabilities
Publication available to the public (yes)
Inventive step (no)
Novelty - prior disclosure - library
Law of evidence - standard of proof
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