T 0203/93 (MITSUBISHI/Wafer) of 01.09.1994
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1994:T020393.19940901
- Date of decision
- 1 September 1994
- Case number
- T 0203/93
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 83307967.6
- IPC class
- H01L 33/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Epitaxial wafer for use in the production of an infrared LED
- Applicant name
- MITSUBISHI MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO.LTD.
- Opponent name
- Siemens AG
TEMIC TELEFUNKEN microelectronic GmbH
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA - Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - secondary indicia - age of documents
- Catchword
- Use of known means not foreseeable to solve objective problem.
Known means could have been used, but would not have been used.
Time factor of over ten years an additional indication supporting conclusion that claimed use of known means was not obvious. - Cited cases
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- Citing cases
- T 1028/02
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.