T 0334/04 of 27.03.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T033404.20060327
- Date of decision
- 27 March 2006
- Case number
- T 0334/04
- Online on
- 7 April 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 01310121.7
- IPC class
- G02B 6/26
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- GRIN fiber lenses
- Applicant name
- LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Opponent name
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- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 52(1) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
- claims 1 to 6 filed with the letter dated 6 February 2006, with the expression "-17- REPLACEMENT PAGE" at line 6 of the text of claim 4 being deleted,
- description pages 1 to 7, 9 to 12, 14 and 15 as filed with the letter dated 6 February 2006, and pages 8 and 13 as originally filed, and
- drawing sheets 1/8 to 8/8 as originally filed.