T 2708/16 (Digital-to-analog converter using a chopper voltage reference for a switched capacitor sigma-delta ADC/Microchip Technology) of 11.09.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T270816.20200911
- Date of decision
- 11 September 2020
- Case number
- T 2708/16
- Online on
- 10 December 2020
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09740614.4
- IPC class
- H03M 3/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Multi-level feed-back digital-to-analog converter using a chopper voltage reference for a switched capacitor sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter
- Applicant name
- Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.5.07
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 84 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 83 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 111 (2007)
- Keywords
- Claims - independent claims of sole request
Claims - after amendment (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - after amendment (yes)
Appeal decision - remittal to the department of first instance (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 examining division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
- independent claims 1 and 8 as filed during the oral proceedings; and
- dependent claims to be adapted;
- description to be adapted.