T 1721/16 of 19.03.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T172116.20200319
- Date of decision
- 19 March 2020
- Case number
- T 1721/16
- Online on
- 24 March 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06117783.8
- IPC class
- H01L 21/3065H01L 21/00
- 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
- Etching method and etching apparatus
- Applicant name
- SPP Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Clarity - after amendment (yes)
Remittal to the department of first instance - (no)
Novelty and inventive step
Novelty - (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 examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
- Description: pages 1 to 23, filed with appellant's letter of 21 November 2019
- Claims 1 to 3 of the Main Request, filed with the statement of the grounds of appeal
- Drawings: Sheets 1/7 to 7/7 as originally filed