2019(Gyo-Ke)10031 (January 28, 2020) “WELDED STEEL PIPE FOR LINE PIPE WITH EXCELLENT LOW-TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF” Case
Inventive step
(Conclusion)
Inventive step is found.
*The associated numerical limitations shall be collectively determined for feasibility.
*The present invention and the cited invention have different problems.
⇒ There is no incentive to replace the values of the cited invention.
*The numerical values of the cited inventions are optimized under specific conditions.
⇒ There is no incentive to change the term.
<Writer: Hideki Takaishi (Attorney-at-law licensed in Japan and California)>
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