T 1688/08 of 17.07.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T168808.20120717
- Date of decision
- 17 July 2012
- Case number
- T 1688/08
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97915814.4
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- AN OPTICAL ELEMENT
- Applicant name
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- - unconvincing inventive step argument based on a skilled person not conversant with the language of a prior art document deemed closest prior art and lacking an available translation
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0426/88
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 in the following version:
Description:
Pages 1-6 as published.
Claims:
No. 1-7 filed by telefacsimile received on 18 January 2008 and dated 17 January 2007 (sic).
Drawings:
Sheets 1/5-5/5 as published.