T 0991/01 of 14.10.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T099101.20031014
- Date of decision
- 14 October 2003
- Case number
- T 0991/01
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97107800.1
- IPC class
- H01S 3/025G02B 6/42
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Optical waveguide coupling arrangement and fabrication process therefor
- Applicant name
- NEC CORPORATION
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) 1973
- Keywords
- Late argument based on a translation of a JP patent application forming the closest prior art; translation forwarded by the examining division to the applicant after the oral proceedings at which it had announced its decision to refuse the patent application; translation admitted into the proceedings: remittal to the first instance
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- -
- Citing cases
- T 1459/18
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 further prosecution.