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`INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PATENTABILITY
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`1. This report is the international preliminary examination report, established by this International Preliminary Examining Authority
`under Alticle 35 and transmitted to the applicant according to Article 36.
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`This report is also accompanied by ANNEXES, comprising:
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`Rules 46.5, 66.8, 70.16, 91.2, and Section 607 of the Administrative Instructions).
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`El sheets containing rectifications, where the decision was made by this Authority not to take them into account because
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`and any accompanying letters (Rules 66.417119, 70.2(e), 70.16 and 91.2).
`CI superseded sheets and any accompanying letters, where this Authority either considers that the superseding sheets
`contain an amendment that goes beyond the disclosure in the international application as filed, or the superseding
`sheets were not accompanied by a letter indicating the basis for the amendments in the application as filed, as indicated
`in item 4 of Box No. I and the Supplemental Box (see Rule 70.16(b)).
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`Lack of unity of invention
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`Reasoned statement under Article 35(2) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability;
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`Certain defects in the international application
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`Certain obseiyations on the international application
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`Date of submission of the demand
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`Name and mailing address of the IPEA/EP
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`Authorized officer
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`Form PCT/IPEA/409 (cover sheet) (January 2015)
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`Estorgues, Marlene
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`International filing date (day/month/year)
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`INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PATENTABILITY International application No.
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`2. With regard to the elements of the international application, this report is based on (replacement sheets which have beenfurnished
`to the receiving Ofi‘ice in response to an invitation under Article 14 are referred to in this report as “originallyfiled” and are not
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`4. El This report has been established as if (some of) the amendments annexed to this report and listed below had not been made,
`since either they are considered to go beyond the disclosure as filed, or they were not accompanied by a letter indicating the
`basis for the amendments in the application as filed, as indicated in the Supplemental Box (Rules 70.2(c) and (c—bis)):
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`taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91
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`El without taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized by or notified to this Authority under
`Rule 91(Rules 66.4bis and 70.2(e)).
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`6. With regard to top—up searches (Rules 66.1ter and 70.2(f)):
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`El No top—up search was carried out by this Authority because it would serve no useful purpose.
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`7. El Supplementary international search report(s) from Authority(ies)
`have been received and taken into account in establishing this report (Rule 45bis.8(b) and (c)).
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`Reasoned statement under Article 35(2) with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability;
`citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`1. Statement
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`Novelty (N)
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`2. Citations and explanations (Rule 70.7)
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`Form PCT/IPEA/409 (Box No. V) (January 2015)
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`INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PATENTABILITY International application No.
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`Certain defects in the international application
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`The following defects in the form or contents of the international application have been noted:
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`See Supplemental BOX
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`Form PCT/IPEA/409 (Box No. VII) (January 2015)
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`Supplemental Box
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`In case the space in any of the preceding boxes is not sufficient.
`Continuation of:
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`Description, pages
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`[1] BOX V
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`as originally filed
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`filed With the letter of
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`as originally filed
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`Reasoned statement with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability; citations and
`explanations supporting such statement
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`[1.1] Reference is made to the following documents:
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`US 4 625 481 A (CRANDELL STEPHEN L
`[US]) 2 December 1986 (1986-12—02)
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`US 4 803 817 A (WHITE HAROLD J [CA] ET
`AL) 14 February 1989 (1989-02-14)
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`[1.2] D1 is considered to be the prior art closest to the subject matter of claim 1,
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`and discloses ( figures 2, 6, 12 and 14) :
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`a ”device for detachably securing a pane ofglass ( column 1, lines 33-36: "glass sheet", column 3, lines
`4-7: "pane126") to a substructure ( column 3, lines 4- 7: "horizontal panel supporting member or
`furring5 "), comprising : a) a glazing strip ( column 5, lines 21 -24: "a horizontal spline 54 ") b) which
`is subdivided into a glazing piece ( column 4, lines 3-11: "outwardly extending support ledge 110") for
`setting the pane of glass in place ( "26"), on one of its peripheral sides , and c) a retaining piece ( column
`5, lines 50-57: "the end portion 215/55") , as well as d) an adhesive strip ( column 3, lines 7-1 I : "The
`bottom hanger 30") which, on an outerface, can be stuck to one side ( column 2, lines 64-68: "the
`interior surface 3 r ” ) of the pane of glass ( "26") ( column 2, lines 64-68: "adhesive layer 42 " ) , f)
`wherein the retaining piece ( "215") has a projection ( column 4, lines 1-3: "an upper extension 104")
`, fl behind which the adhesive strip ( "30") engages, when the pane of glass ( "26") has been secured, on
`the side facing away from said glazing piece ( "110")”.
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`the retaining piece.
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`- Fi ure 2 from D1 -
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`Therefore, the subject matter of claim 1 differs from this known device in that :
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`g) the device comprises at least one opening that passes through both the glazing piece and the retaining
`piece, for a securing means allowing detachable fastening of the glazing strip to the substructure, with the
`retaining piece being mounted on said substructure.
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`Consequently, the subject matter of claim 1 is novel (PCT Article 33(2)).
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`[1.3] The problem addressed by the present invention can therefore be considered that of allowing fixation of
`the pane of glass and the glazing strip in a simple manner.
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`[1.4] The solution to this problem, as proposed in claim 1 of the present application, involves an inventive step
`(PCT Article 33(3)) for the following reasons:
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`the distinguishing feature g) appears to be neither known nor obvious from the available prior art.
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`Indeed, D1 (figure 12) discloses an opening that passes through the adhesive strip ("252/253") and the
`retaining piece ("204") but no glazing piece and no opening that passes through both the glazing piece and
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`- Figyre 12 from D1 -
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`Furthermore, D3 discloses an opening that passes through the retaining piece ("the pressure plates 54")
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`(figure 6) but no glazing piece.
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`Form PCT/IPEA/409 (Supplemental Box) (January 2015)
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