European Patent Office

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
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
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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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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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 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