T 1034/01 of 29.01.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T103401.20040129
- Date of decision
- 29 January 2004
- Case number
- T 1034/01
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93119391.6
- IPC class
- H01J 37/32
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process and electromagnetically coupled planar plasma apparatus for etching oxides
- Applicant name
- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
- Opponent name
- Institute of Technological Information, Inc.
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 87 1973
- Keywords
- Abuse of procedure (no)
Lack of inventive step of one alternative of an independent claim renders the whole claim not allowable (cf. Reasons for
the Decision, item 6.6)
Inventive step (denied) - 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 patent is revoked.