T 0517/02 (Electrode line/TOSHIBA) of 23.01.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T051702.20040123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2004
- Case number
- T 0517/02
- Online on
- 18 March 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90307234.6
- IPC class
- H01L 23/532
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing such semiconductor device
- Applicant name
- KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes) - 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 in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 3 of the first auxiliary request filed with letter dated 20. December 2003;
Description: Pages 1 to 78 filed in the oral proceedings;
Drawings: Sheets 1/25 to 25/25 as originally filed.