European Patent Office

T 0676/09 of 11.07.2011

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2011:T067609.20110711
Date of decision
11 July 2011
Case number
T 0676/09
Online on
15 July 2011
Petition for review of
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Application number
02728328.2
IPC class
G02B 6/44
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
Applicant name
AFL Telecommunications LLC
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 56
Keywords
Inventive step
Catchword
Claim 1 (main request) - inventive step (yes)
Cited cases
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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 based on the following documents:

Description

Pages 1-3, 5-12, and 14 as published,

Pages 4, 4a and 13 of the main request filed with the letter of 10 March 2009,

Claims

No. 1-11 of the main request filed with the letter of 10 March 2009,

Drawings

Sheets 1/3-3/3 as published.