T 1034/01 () of 29.1.2004

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T103401.20040129
Date of decision: 29 January 2004
Case number: T 1034/01
Application number: 93119391.6
IPC class: H01J 37/32
Language of proceedings: EN
Distribution: C
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Decision text in EN (PDF, 43 KB)
Documentation of the appeal procedure can be found in the Register
Bibliographic information is available in: EN
Versions: Unpublished
Title of application: Process and electromagnetically coupled planar plasma apparatus for etching oxides
Applicant name: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Opponent name: Institute of Technological Information, Inc.
Board: 3.4.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions:
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 54
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 56
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 87
European Patent Convention 1973 Art 114
Keywords: Abuse of procedure (no)
Lack of inventive step of one alternative of an independent claim renders the whole claim not allowable (cf. Reasons for
the Decision, item 6.6)
Inventive step (denied)
Catchwords:

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Cited decisions:
G 0002/98
T 0951/91
T 0465/92
T 0511/92
T 1019/92
T 0113/96
Citing decisions:
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