T 0340/98 (charge-to-voltage converter/SONY) of 23.01.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T034098.20020123
- Date of decision
- 23 January 2002
- Case number
- T 0340/98
- Online on
- 15 February 2002
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93103320.3
- IPC class
- H01L 29/796
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Charge-to-voltage converter
- Applicant name
- SONY CORPORATION
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 84 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - auxiliary reqeust (after amendment) (yes)
Clarity - main request (no); - auxiliary request (yes)
Simplification of prior art device - not obvious - 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 and 2, filed during the oral proceedings;
- description pages 1 to 12, filed on 1 April 1998;
- drawings sheets 1 to 3, filed on 1 April 1998.