European Patent Office

T 0604/10 of 14.02.2014

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T060410.20140214
Date of decision
14 February 2014
Case number
T 0604/10
Online on
20 February 2014
Petition for review of
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Application number
99120409.0
IPC class
G02B 15/173
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Zoom lens
Applicant name
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Clarity (yes - amended claims)
Catchword
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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: claim 1 filed with the letter dated 24 January 2014 and claims 2 to 4 of the main request filed with the letter dated 2 March 2010;

- description: pages 1 to 9 and 11 to 39 of the "Druckexemplar" annexed to the communication under Rule 51(4) EPC 1973 dated 31 August 2007, and page 10 filed with the letter dated 24 January 2014; and

- drawings: sheets 1/34 to 34/34 of the "Druckexemplar" annexed to the communication under Rule 51(4) EPC 1973 dated 31 August 2007.