T 1213/12 of 10.05.2016
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2016:T121312.20160510
- Date of decision
- 10 May 2016
- Case number
- T 1213/12
- Online on
- 27 May 2016
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 02021450.8
- IPC class
- C30B 29/38H01L 21/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- III-nitride epitaxial substrate, epitaxial substrate for III-nitride element and III-nitride element
- Applicant name
- NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 grant a patent with the following documents:
Description, pages 1, 2, 2a, 3-12 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board;
Claims 1-11 of the Main Request as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board at 10.50 hours;
Drawings: Figure 1 as originally filed.