T 1104/99 (Mobile ions/HARRIS) of 04.04.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T110499.20030404
- Date of decision
- 4 April 2003
- Case number
- T 1104/99
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 93901921.2
- IPC class
- H01L 21/76
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Negative biasing of isolation trench fill to attract mobile positive ions away from bipolar device regions
- Applicant name
- HARRIS CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Guidelines_C-III, 4(9)
- Keywords
- Technical functional feature in a method claim
Inventive step (yes) - after amendment - Catchword
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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 the first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the documents according to the main request as specified under item V above.