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So zumindest die EPA, und die sollten es eigentlich wissen.
Reference: http://archive.epo.org/epo/pubs/oj002/02_02/02_1282.pdf
| Michael Sieger
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"Common general knowledge" has a specific meaning in patent law. It refers to the common general knowledge not of the average person, but of the person skilled in the art in the field to which the invention in question relates. The German version "allgemeines Fachwissen" used, inter alia, by the EPO, actually expresses this concept more clearly. IMO, "allgemeines Fachwissen" is the term that would be used by any experienced patent translator in this context.
1.5. Definition des "allgemeinen Fachwissens"
In T 890/02 (ABl. 2005, 497) setzte sich die Kammer mit der Definition des allgemeinen Fachwissens auseinander. Sie stellte fest, dass nach der Definition der Beschwerdekammern der Inhalt von Enzyklopädien, Handbüchern und Wörterbüchern in der Regel das allgemeine Fachwissen darstellt (vgl. u. a. T 766/91, T 206/83, ABl. 1987, 5; T 234/93). In einigen Fällen wurden jedoch ausnahmsweise auch Patentschriften und wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen dem allgemeinen Fachwissen zugerechnet. Insbesondere bei Forschungsgebieten, die so neu sind, dass das entsprechende technische Wissen noch nicht in Standardlehrbüchern enthalten ist, sind die konkreten Umstände des jeweiligen Falls zu berücksichtigen (vgl. T 51/87, ABl. 1991, 177 und T 772/89). (page 56 [96 of 915])
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/f7944...$file/clr_2006_de.pdf
1.5. Definition of "common general knowledge"
In T 890/02 (OJ 2005, 497) the board dealt with the definition of the common general knowledge. It noted that the common general knowledge of the person skilled in the art had been defined by the boards of appeal as being normally represented by encyclopaedias, textbooks, dictionaries and handbooks on the subject in question (see inter alia T 766/91, T 206/83, OJ 1987, 5; T 234/93). In several cases, however, and by way of exception, patent specifications and scientific publications had also been considered to form part of the common general knowledge. In particular, special considerations prevailed when a field of research was so new that technical knowledge was not yet available from textbooks (see T 51/87 OJ 1991, 177; T 772/89). (page 48 [86 of 804])
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/f7944...$file/clr_2006_en.pdf
Common general knowledge
3.29 One cannot overstate the importance of the notion of common general knowledge. It is central to everything that is required of the hypothetical skilled person, for example in reading and understanding the patent for the purposes of purposive construction, or in understanding and reacting to the cited prior art. Common general knowledge can, perhaps, be summarized as a part of the mental equipment or mental toolkit needed so as to be competent in the art concerned. It is what makes the skilled person skilled. (page 7)
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/practice-sec-003.pdf
Source: Bristows - A firmly established principle of English patent law is the doctrine of common general knowledge. Common general knowledge or "cgk" is information which, at the priority date of the patent in question, was generally known and accepted by skilled persons in the field to which the alleged invention relates. In essence, it is the knowledge which the addressee of the specification can be expected to have as part of his ordinary professional knowledge.
http://www.linexlegal.com/content.php?content_id=91166
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