T 1913/09 of 27.06.2013
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2013:T191309.20130627
- Date of decision
- 27 June 2013
- Case number
- T 1913/09
- Online on
- 31 July 2013
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 98303723.5
- IPC class
- B24B 37/04B24D 13/14
- 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
- Polishing pad having a grooved pattern for use in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus
- Applicant name
- Applied Materials, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Terada, Kiyoshi
- Board
- 3.2.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 100(c)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments: allowable (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - enabling disclosure (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited 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 with the following documents:
description:
columns 3-8 as filed during the oral proceedings
columns 1-2 and 9-13 of the patent specification
claims:
1-3 of the main request as filed during the oral proceedings
figures:
1-16 of the patent specification