T 2150/12 of 13.06.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T215012.20170613
- Date of decision
- 13 June 2017
- Case number
- T 2150/12
- Online on
- 11 July 2017
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 04700653.1
- IPC class
- H01L 29/06
- 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
- EDGE RING TERMINATION FOR SILICON CARBIDE DEVICES
- Applicant name
- Cree, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Late-filed argument - admitted (yes)
Late-filed request - justification for late filing (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0551/09
- Citing cases
- -
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 on the basis of:
- claims 1-11 filed during the oral proceedings at 13.30 hours;
- description, pages 1-16, filed during the oral proceedings at 13.30 hours; and
- drawings, sheets 1/22 - 22/22 as published.