T 2312/14 of 22.11.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T231214.20181122
- Date of decision
- 22 November 2018
- Case number
- T 2312/14
- Online on
- 28 January 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 10196317.1
- IPC class
- H01L 29/78H01L 21/04H01L 29/08
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- 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
- Methods of fabricating silicon carbide devices having channel regions with a smooth surface
- Applicant name
- Cree, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 76(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 52(1)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - after amendment
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- 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 in the following version:
- Claims 1-10 of the New 1st Auxiliary Request filed during oral proceedings;
- Description: pages 1-5 and 9-21 as filed during oral proceedings;
- Figures: sheets 1-10 as filed with letter dated 28 March 2011.