T 1098/02 (Wafer polishing/SHIN-ETSU) of 15.10.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T109802.20041015
- Date of decision
- 15 October 2004
- Case number
- T 1098/02
- Online on
- 20 December 2004
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94303951.1
- IPC class
- H01L 21/306
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method of making semiconductor wafers
- Applicant name
- SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI COMPANY LIMITED
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Claimed upper limit - not an arbitrary limit - 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 with the following documents:
Claims:
Nos. 1 to 4 of the auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings
Description:
pages 1 to 7, 7a, 8 to 15 of the auxiliary request filed during the oral proceedings
Drawings:
Figures 1 to 7 as filed.