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Types of Prior Art - Coggle Diagram

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        D1 is the closest prior art. It pursues the same purpose/effect of [...] as the claim within the same technical field of [...]. It also requires only minimal structural/functional adaptations of [...] thus represents the most promising springboard (Guidelines G-VII, 5.1 (2025 edition))
  - - - Still can be CPA, but I
        can argue both ways
        
        "Building a car around the fuel
        injector" kind of situation
        
        Definition
        
        I can say that this is a remote technical field (e.g. golf balls) because in this field different technical problems arise and the person skilled in the art of the specific field (tennis balls) would not be expected to be aware of or consult developments in this area when seeking to solve the problem at hand (CLBA I.D.8.2 2025)
        
        I want to argue for
        this being the CPA
        
        Argument
        
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        I want to argue against
        this being the CPA
        
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    - - Next best CPA if same purpose and
        same technical field document is not available
        
        Definition
        
        I can say this is a neighbouring technical field (squash balls) because in this field same/similar problems arise (I think one could argue that in squash and tennis balls similar problems arise) and because the person skilled in the art of the specific field (tennis balls) is expected to be aware of (CLBA I.D.8.2 2025)
        
        Argument
        
        D2 is the closest prior art. It sits in a neighbouring technical field of [...] of which the skilled person is expected to be aware of (CLBA I.D.8.2 2025) because similar problems arise here and tackles the same/similar problem of [...] (CLBA I.D.8.2 2025). Thus represents the most promising springboard (Guidelines G-VII, 5.1 (2025 edition))
        
        To strengthen argument: According to T 1742/12, an invention that would have been obvious starting from a document in another field does not become inventive merely because a “closer” document exists. Remoteness alone does not disqualify a document from being a valid starting point, provided the reasoning is not hindsight-driven.
        Here, D5 provides the decisive teaching for solving the same problem, and the skilled person could apply it using routine adaptation. Therefore, D5 represents a plausible springboard for assessing inventive step, consistent with CLBA I.D.3.2 (2025) and the principle that any art can serve as CPA if it logically leads to the claimed subject-matter.
        
        D3 is the closest prior art. It sits in a general technical field of [...]. Solutions to general technical problems in non-specific fields form part of the skilled person’s awareness (CLBA I.D.8.2 2025). thus represents the most promising springboard (Guidelines G-VII, 5.1 (2025 edition).
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