T 1181/97 of 30.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T118197.20000330
- Date of decision
- 30 March 2000
- Case number
- T 1181/97
- Online on
- 14 April 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94830125.4
- IPC class
- H03K 17/08
- 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
- Overload protection circuit for MOS power drivers
- Applicant name
- STMicroelectronics S.r.l
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent with the following documents mentioned in the appellant's main request:
Claims: No. 1 to 5 filed with the letter dated 17. March 2000.
Description: Pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 as originally filed; page 6 with an additional page 6a of text for insertion on page 6, filed with the letter of 24. February 2000, amended pages 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 filed with the letter of 24. February 2000.
Drawings: Figures 1 to 4 filed with the letter of 24. February 2000.