T 1501/16 (Micropipe-free SiC single crystal/CREE) of 23.05.2019
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2019:T150116.20190523
- Date of decision
- 23 May 2019
- Case number
- T 1501/16
- Online on
- 2 July 2019
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 07842416.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- MICROPIPE-FREE SILICON CARBIDE AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
- Applicant name
- Cree, Inc.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity (yes)
Novelty - (yes)
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 on the basis of:
- claims 1-12 of the main request as filed with submission of 15 May 2019;
- description pages 1, 13 and 16 as submitted on 15 May 2019, pages 3-5, 11 and 14 as submitted on 20 May 2019, and pages 2, 7-10, 12 and 15 as originally filed, page 6 being deleted; and
- drawing sheets 1/5-5/5 as originally filed.