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)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- 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
- -
- 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.