T 0478/12 of 24.09.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T047812.20120924
- Date of decision
- 24 September 2012
- Case number
- T 0478/12
- Online on
- 1 October 2012
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06800384.7
- IPC class
- G02B 6/28
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING SIGNALS COMMUNICATED ON FIBER OPTIC TRANSMISSION LINES
- Applicant name
- THE BOEING COMPANY
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Novelty and inventive step (yes)
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- 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 in the following version:
Description: Pages 1, 4, 5 and 9 of the application as published as WO2007/021484 A1, and pages 2, 2a, 3 and 6 to 8 as filed with the letter of 10 September 2012,
Claims: 1 to 13 as filed with the letter of 10 September 2012, and
Drawings: Sheets 1/4 to 4/4 of the application as published as WO2007/021484 A1.