European Patent Office

T 0074/14 of 21.03.2019

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T007414.20190321
Date of decision
21 March 2019
Case number
T 0074/14
Petition for review of
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Application number
04747712.0
IPC class
H01L 31/075
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
Method for making a silicon based thin film solar cell
Applicant name
Kaneka Corporation
Opponent name
Digital Simplex Pte Ltd.
Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(b) 1973European Patent Convention Art 100(c) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention R 71(2) 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15
Keywords
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Amendments of application
Amendments - discretion of examining division
Inventive step - auxiliary request (yes)
Catchword
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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 on the basis of the following documents:

- Claims 1-6 of auxiliary request 6, filed on 19 February 2019;

- Description as in the published patent specification;

- Drawings as in the published patent specification.