T 1114/08 of 01.12.2011
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T111408.20111201
- Date of decision
- 1 December 2011
- Case number
- T 1114/08
- Online on
- 19 January 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 02802769.6
- IPC class
- H01L 21/98H01L 21/66H01L 25/07
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Large area silicon carbide devices and manufacturing methods therefor
- Applicant name
- CREE, INC.
- Opponent name
- SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (no) - patent as granted
Inventive step (yes) - auxiliary request - 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 department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
- description, pages 2, 2a, 2b and 3 to 7, filed at the oral proceedings,
- claims 1 to 7 of the first auxiliary request, filed at the oral proceedings,
- drawings, figures 1 to 11 as granted.