T 0022/00 of 30.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T002200.20000330
- Date of decision
- 30 March 2000
- Case number
- T 0022/00
- Online on
- 7 April 2000
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94906681.5
- IPC class
- G01B 9/02
- 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
- Method of topographically profiling a three-dimensional object surface
- Applicant name
- ZYGO CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
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- Citing cases
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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 in accordance with the main request of the Appellant as follows:
Description: Pages 1-10, 12-21, 24, 25 as published
Pages 11, 22-23, 26 filed with the letter of 24 March 2000;
Claims: 1-13 filed with the letter of 24. March 2000;
Drawings: Sheets 1/5-5/5 as published.