European Patent Office

T 0874/02 (Fluorine-doped silicon oxide layer/APPLIED MATERIALS) of 30.09.2004

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T087402.20040930
Date of decision
30 September 2004
Case number
T 0874/02
Petition for review of
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Application number
98107039.4
IPC class
H01L 21/316
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Process for depositing a Halogen-doped SiO2 layer
Applicant name
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes) - after amendments
Catchword
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Cited cases
T 1173/97
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 the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:

Claims 1 to 14 as filed with the letter dated 16. September 2004;

Description pages 1 to 22 filed with the statement of the grounds of appeal;

Drawings Sheets 1/21 to 21/21 as originally filed