3.1. Determination of closest prior art in general 3.2. Same purpose or effect 3.3. Similarity of the technical problem 3.4. Most promising starting point 3.5. Further criteria for determining the closest prior art 3.6. Consequences of choosing a certain starting point Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/caselaw/2019/e/clr_i_d_3.htmDate retrieved: 17 May 20218 references found. Click X to load a reference inside the current page, click on the title to open in a new page.Case Law BookXCLR TOC OF CONTENTSLoading...Case Law Book: I PatentabilityXCLR I D Inventive stepLoading...XCLR I D 3.1 Determination of closest prior art in generalLoading...XCLR I D 3.2 Same purpose or effectLoading...XCLR I D 3.3 Similarity of the technical problemLoading...XCLR I D 3.4 Most promising starting pointLoading...XCLR I D 3.5 Further criteria for determining the closest prior artLoading...XCLR I D 3.6 Consequences of choosing a certain starting pointLoading...