T 1246/08 of 15.06.2010
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2010:T124608.20100615
- Date of decision
- 15 June 2010
- Case number
- T 1246/08
- Online on
- 1 July 2010
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 99962850.6
- IPC class
- C22B 34/24
- 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
- High purity tantalum and products containing the same like sputter targets
- Applicant name
- CABOT CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- OI H.C. Starck GmbH
OII Praxair, Inc.
OIV Plansee SE - Board
- 3.2.08
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes - after amendments)
- 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 maintain the patent with claims 1 to 19 according to the main request filed during the oral proceedings, a description and drawings to be adapted.