European Patent Office

T 0037/95 (Silica glass fibre laser/BTG) of 28.02.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T003795.20010228
Date of decision
28 February 2001
Case number
T 0037/95
Online on
16 March 2001
Petition for review of
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Application number
86904884.3
IPC class
H01S 3/06
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
Fibre-optic lasers and amplifiers
Applicant name
BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Opponent name
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Board
3.4.01
Headnote
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Keywords
Inventive step (yes - after amendments)
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 documents according to the main request:

Claims: Nos. 1 to 15, as filed with the letter dated 21 February 2001

Description: pages 1 and 4 to 16 of the Description of the International Application, published under the PCT, WO 87/01246;

pages 2 and 3 as filed with the letter dated 21 February 2001;

Drawings: Figures 1 to 10 as published.