T 0787/90 of 19.10.1992
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1992:T078790.19921019
- Date of decision
- 19 October 1992
- Case number
- T 0787/90
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83111411.1
- IPC class
- G03F 7/02
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- Method of forming a lift-off mask with improved oxygen barrier layer
- Applicant name
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes)
Unexpected effects achieved by the combination of the teachings of two documents - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0028/87
- 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 first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following documents:
Description:
pages 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20 as originally filed;
pages 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, filed on 6 April 1992, with the word "materials" corrected at line 12 of page 4;
pages 3a, 3b, 14, filed on 19 September 1992;
Claims:
1 filed on 19 September 1992;
2 to 9 filed on 6 April 1992, with the reference sign "(B)" deleted in Claims 4, 8 and 9;
Drawings:
Figures 1A to 2B (sheets 1/3 to 3/3) as originally filed.