European Patent Office

T 0841/99 of 07.04.2003

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T084199.20030407
Date of decision
7 April 2003
Case number
T 0841/99
Online on
16 April 2003
Petition for review of
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Application number
91910167.5
IPC class
H01L 23/50
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Lead frame and semiconductor package using it
Applicant name
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.03
Headnote
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Keywords
Admissibility of the amendments (yes)
Clarity (yes)
Inventive step (yes - after amendments)
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 of the appellant's main request consisting of:

Description: pages 1, 2, 5, 9, 14, 16 and 19 to 21 filed on 23 December 1991;

pages 7, 10 to 12, 15, 17 and 18 filed with applicant's letter dated 18 May 1995;

pages 3, 4, 6, 8 and 13 (main request) filed with appellant's letter dated 6. November 2002;

Claims: 1 to 5 (first part) (main request) filed with appellant's letter dated 6 November 2002;

claim 5 (second and last part) (main request) filed with appellant's letter dated 3 February 2003;

Drawings: Sheets 1/3 to 3/3 filed on 23 December 1991.