T 0231/00 of 18.02.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T023100.20030218
- Date of decision
- 18 February 2003
- Case number
- T 0231/00
- Online on
- 13 March 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 97306517.0
- IPC class
- C30B 15/30
- 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
- Methods for holding and pulling single crystal
- Applicant name
- SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.2.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
- Catchword
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- Cited cases
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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 on the basis of the following documents:
Claim: 1 filed at the oral proceedings on 18. February 2003
Description: pages 1 to 14 and insert page 5A filed at the oral proceedings on 18 February 2003
Figures: 1, 2(A) and 2(B) as originally filed.