T 0347/18 of 09.09.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T034718.20210909
- Date of decision
- 9 September 2021
- Case number
- T 0347/18
- Online on
- 14 September 2021
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09708988.2
- IPC class
- H01L 27/146
- 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
- CIRCUIT AND PHOTO SENSOR OVERLAP FOR BACKSIDE ILLUMINATION IMAGE SENSOR
- Applicant name
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 111(1)
- Keywords
- Claims - clarity after amendment (yes)
Claims - added subject-matter after amendment (no)
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 examining division with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
- description:
- pages 1, 2a, filed with letter of 11 September 2017;
- page 2, filed with letter of 8 September 2021;
- pages 3 to 9 as published;
- claims 1 to 10 according to the "NEW MAIN REQUEST" filed with letter of 1 February 2021;
- drawings: sheets 1/6 to 6/6 as published.