European Patent Office

T 0758/04 (Laser ablation/INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) of 16.05.2007

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2007:T075804.20070516
Date of decision
16 May 2007
Case number
T 0758/04
Petition for review of
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Application number
97306584.0
IPC class
H01L 21/768
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
Laser ablation improvement for energy coupling to a film stack
Applicant name
International Business Machines Corporation
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes)
Decision on the state of the file
Substantial procedural violation (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee (yes)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 1273/04

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 grant the patent on the basis of the main request (point III above).

3. The appeal fee is reimbursed.