European Patent Office

T 1437/09 of 28.02.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T143709.20140228
Date of decision
28 February 2014
Case number
T 1437/09
Petition for review of
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Application number
02257849.6
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 modulators and a method for modulating light
Applicant name
NGK Insulators, Ltd.
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 - (yes) - after amendment
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0289/19T 1723/23

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:

- Claims 1 to 4 of the main request as filed with letter dated 18 February 2014,

- Description pages 1 to 11 as filed with letter dated 18 February 2014,

- Drawings sheets 1/11 to 11/11 as originally filed.