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
- -
- Application number
- 02257849.6
- IPC class
- G02F 1/01G02F 1/225
- 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
- Optical modulators and a method for modulating light
- Applicant name
- NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (yes) - after amendment
- Catchword
- -
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.