T 0012/00 of 07.11.2002

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T001200.20021107
Date of decision: 7 November 2002
Case number: T 0012/00
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 94109180.3
IPC class: G02B 6/44
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
Download: Decision in English
OJ versions: No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: Hydrogen-absorbing composition for optical fiber cables and optical fiber cables incorporating such compositions
Applicant name: PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A.
Opponent name: Alcatel Kabel Beteiligungs-AG
Board: 3.4.02
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Late submitted material - appeal
Public prior use
Third parties
Decision re appeals - remittal (yes)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: G 0010/91 G 0001/95 G 0007/95 T 0220/83 T 0482/89 T 0472/92 T 0782/92 T 1002/92 T 0097/94 T 0301/94 T 1007/95 T 0254/98
Citing cases: T 1464/05 T 2043/07 T 0202/13 T 0348/18

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 for the assessment of inventive step taking into account also the documents filed by the appellant during the appeal proceedings.