T 2301/12 of 22.11.2017
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2017:T230112.20171122
- Date of decision
- 22 November 2017
- Case number
- T 2301/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05758280.1
- IPC class
- H01L 21/027G03F 7/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- EXPOSURE EQUIPMENT AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
- Applicant name
- Nikon Corporation
- Opponent name
- ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 101(3)(a)European Patent Convention Art 107 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 87(1) 1973European Patent Convention R 116European Patent Convention R 80Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)
- Keywords
- Amendment occasioned by ground for opposition - (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Claims - relationship between Article 83 and Article 84
Late-filed document - admitted (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (yes) - Catchword
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the department of first instance for further prosecution.