T 0672/95 (Ceramic oxide superconductive composite material/SUMITOMO) of 24.03.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T067295.20000324
- Date of decision
- 24 March 2000
- Case number
- T 0672/95
- Online on
- 4 December 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 88104734.4
- IPC class
- H01L 39/12
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Ceramic oxide superconductive composite material
- Applicant name
- SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED
- Opponent name
- Siemens AG
VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH, Hanau - Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123(3) 1973
- Keywords
- Late-filed documents (admitted)
Added subject-matter (no)
Inventive step (yes) realization of problem contributes to the inventive step - Catchword
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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 department of the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of the following:
- claim 1 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board on 24 March 2000
- claims 2 to 10 as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 9. May 1995;
- description page 5 as filed during the oral proceedings before the Board on 24 March 2000
- description pages 3, 4 and 6 as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 9 May 1995;
- Figures 1 and 2 of the patent as granted.