T 0874/96 (DRAM cell with a trench capacitor/TEXAS INSTRUMENTS) of 23.08.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T087496.20000823
- Date of decision
- 23 August 2000
- Case number
- T 0874/96
- Online on
- 16 October 2000
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 90113757.0
- IPC class
- H01L 27/108
- 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
- DRAM cell with trench capacitor and buried lateral contact
- Applicant name
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- 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
- Inventive step - yes
Amendments - allowable - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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:
Claims: 1 submitted during the oral proceedings as main request, and 2 to 7, filed on 12. May 1995;
Description: pages 1 to 3, 3a, 4 to 10, filed on 29. August 1996; and
Drawings: sheets 1/11 to 11/11, filed on 11. January 1994.