T 1609/23 of 22.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T160923.20251022
- Date of decision
- 22 October 2025
- Case number
- T 1609/23
- Online on
- 21 November 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16704969.1
- IPC class
- C23C 14/06G02B 5/28C23C 14/10
- 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
- NEAR INFRARED OPTICAL INTERFERENCE FILTERS WITH IMPROVED TRANSMISSION
- Applicant name
- Materion Corporation
- Opponent name
- Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
The decision under appeal is set aside.
The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description:
Paragraphs 1 to 5, 9 to 22, 24 to 32 and 34 to 38 of the patent specification and paragraphs 6, 23 and 33 filed at the oral proceedings before the Board on 22 October 2025.
Claims:
Claims 1 to 7 of the main request filed under cover of a letter dated 15 September 2025.
Drawings:
Figs. 1 to 4 of the patent specification.