T 0914/96 of 09.11.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T091496.20001109
- Date of decision
- 9 November 2000
- Case number
- T 0914/96
- Online on
- 7 December 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92301710.7
- IPC class
- H01L 21/76
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Semiconductor device processing method providing isolation regions in a semi-conductor substrate
- Applicant name
- NCR International, Inc., et al
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
- Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following patent application documents:
Description: Pages 1, 3, 4 and 6 to 12 of the application as filed;
Page 2 filed by the applicant with letter dated 24. May 1995;
Page 2a filed with appellant's telefax of 17. April 2000;
Page 5 filed with appellant's letter dated 26. September 1996;
Claim: the sole claim filed with appellant's telefax of 17. April 2000;
Drawings: Sheets 1/12 to 12/12 of the application as filed.