T 0566/00 of 27.11.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T056600.20021127
- Date of decision
- 27 November 2002
- Case number
- T 0566/00
- Online on
- 20 March 2003
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91307625.3
- IPC class
- H01L 21/00
- 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
- Vacuum processing apparatus and cleaning method therefor
- Applicant name
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- Institute of Technological Information, Inc.
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 102(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes - after amendments)
- 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent with the following documents:
Claims: Nos. 1 to 5, filed as auxiliary request II on 25 October 2002;
Description: columns 1 to 7, filed during the oral proceedings; and
Drawings: Figures 1 and 2, as granted.