T 0516/97 of 12.03.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T051697.19990312
- Date of decision
- 12 March 1999
- Case number
- T 0516/97
- Online on
- 23 March 1999
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 94913704.6
- IPC class
- H03K 3/03
- 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
- Ring Oscillator
- Applicant name
- STMicroelectronics Limited
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
- Catchword
- -
- 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Claims: 1 to 4 as amended by telephone on 9 March 1999;
Description: pages 4 to 6 as published in WO 94/26025,
pages 1 and 3 as filed with the letter dated 13 March 1996,
page 2 as amended by telephone on 9 March 1999;
Drawings: sheets 1 to 3 as published in WO 94/26025.