T 0143/96 of 22.02.2001
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T014396.20010222
- Date of decision
- 22 February 2001
- Case number
- T 0143/96
- Online on
- 8 March 2001
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90306832.8
- IPC class
- H01L 21/306
- 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
- Method and apparatus for tapered etching
- Applicant name
- AT&T Corp.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter extending beyond the content of the application as filed (no - after amendments)
Inventive step - (yes) - not obvious to try - 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 Examining Division with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following patent application documents:
Description: Page 1 filed on 18 April 2000;
Pages 2 and 5 filed on 11 January 2001;
Pages 3, 4, 6 and 7 as originally filed;
Claims: Nos. 1 to 5 filed on 18 April 2000;
Drawings: Sheets 1/3 to 3/3 as originally filed.