T 1461/08 of 23.03.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T146108.20120323
- Date of decision
- 23 March 2012
- Case number
- T 1461/08
- Online on
- 29 March 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 04798526.2
- IPC class
- G02F 1/355G02B 6/134
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- FABRICATION OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES IN PERIODICALLY POLED LITHIUM NIOBATE
- Applicant name
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (claim 1 - yes)
- 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 based on the following documents:
Description
Pages 1,2,5-19 as published,
Page 3 filed with the letter dated 14 December 2006,
Page 4 filed with the letter dated 01 June 2007,
Claims
1-5 filed with the letter dated 01 June 2007,
6-7 as published, and
Drawing
Sheets 1/3 to 3/3 as published.