T 0312/94 of 04.09.1997
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1997:T031294.19970904
- Date of decision
- 4 September 1997
- Case number
- T 0312/94
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 89201777.3
- IPC class
- H01L 21/306
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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- Decision in English
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- Application title
- Reactive iion etching of a silicon-bearing material with hydrobromic acid
- Applicant name
- Philips Electronics N.V.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Interpretation of part of a document in the context of the remainder
A combination of zero values in a table not a realistic technical teaching in its context
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
- It is a general legal rule for the interpretation of any document, in particular a patent application or patent, in order to determine its true meaning and thus its content and disclosure, that no part of such a document should be construed in isolation from the remainder of the document: on the contrary, each part of such a document must be construed in the context of the contents of the document as a whole. Thus, even though a part of a document appears to have a particular meaning when interpreted literally and in isolation from the remainder of the document, the true meaning of that part of the document may be different having regard to the remainder of the document.
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the Examining Division is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of claims 1 to 3 filed on 24 March 1994 with a description to be adapted accordingly.