European Patent Office

T 0598/99 (Method and apparatus for cooling wafers/APPLIED MATERIALS INC.) vom 17.12.2002

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T059899.20021217
Datum der Entscheidung
17. Dezember 2002
Aktenzeichen
T 0598/99
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
92108288.9
IPC-Klasse
H01L 21/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
An die Kammervorsitzenden verteilt (C)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Method and apparatus for cooling wafers
Name des Antragstellers
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Name des Einsprechenden
Institute of Technological Information, Inc.
Kammer
3.4.03
Leitsatz
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Schlagwörter
Novelty (yes - after amendment)
Inventive step (yes - after amendment)
Amendment - an amendment made before grant and not objected to in the notice of opposition cannot in the absence of the patent proprietor's consent be examined by the Board (point 3.2.1)
Reformatio in peius - where the patentee is the sole appellant the principle of reformatio in peius cannot serve to protect the opponent respondent from being in a worse position than he was in before the appeal
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
T 1437/15

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 maintain the patent with the claims as amended according to the only request, filed during the oral proceedings, drawings figures 1 to 8 as granted, and the description as to be adapted.