T 0734/97 of 15.09.2000
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2000:T073497.20000915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2000
- Case number
- T 0734/97
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 91111754.7
- IPC class
- H01L 25/16
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Electronic device
- Applicant name
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Essential features of the invention
Inventive step of an amended main claim accepted by the examining division
No reason for ex-officio examination of inventive step of the amended claim by the Board - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0010/93
- 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 to 6 filed with the letter dated 23. May 2000
Description: Pages 5, 11, 29 filed with the letter dated 23 May 2000
Pages 1, 4, 4a, 6 to 10, 12 to 15 filed with the statement of grounds of the appeal dated 9 June 1997
Pages 2, 3, 16 to 28, 30 to 37 as originally filed
Drawings: Sheets 1/8 to 8/8 as originally filed