T 0729/98 of 15.04.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T072998.20020415
- Date of decision
- 15 April 2002
- Case number
- T 0729/98
- Online on
- 26 June 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 92300634.0
- IPC class
- H01L 29/40
- 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
- High purity conductive films and their use in semiconductors
- Applicant name
- KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Main request - inventive step (denied) - disclosed technical problem not addressed by the claimed subject-matter
First auxiliary request -inventive step (yes) - technical problem addressed by the claimed subject-matter - 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 appellant's first auxiliary request consisting of:
Claims: Nos. 1 to 10 (auxiliary request), filed with the letter dated 22 January 1998;
Description: Pages 1 to 38 as filed, to be adapted to the claims.
Drawings: Sheets 1/10 to 10/10 as filed.