T 2316/09 of 30.04.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T231609.20120430
- Date of decision
- 30 April 2012
- Case number
- T 2316/09
- Online on
- 7 May 2012
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 05254407.9
- IPC class
- G02B 3/00F21Y 101/02G02F 1/13357
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Surface light source device, illumination unit and light flux control member
- Applicant name
- Enplas Corporation
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Added subject-matter (no - amended claims)
Inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- 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 department of first instance with the order to grant a patent on the basis of the following application documents:
- claims: claims 1 to 3 filed with the letter dated 27 March 2012,
- description: pages 1 to 3 and 6 to 22 as originally filed, page 5 filed with the letter dated 25 April 2008, and pages 4 and 23 filed with the letter dated 27 March 2012, and
- drawings: sheets 1/20 to 3/20, 6/20 to 13/20, 15/20 to 18/20 and 20/20 as originally filed and sheets 4/20, 5/20, 14/20 and 19/20 filed with the letter dated 27 March 2012.