T 1014/97 of 23.09.1999
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:1999:T101497.19990923
- Date of decision
- 23 September 1999
- Case number
- T 1014/97
- Online on
- 11 October 1999
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 91111501.2
- IPC class
- G02B 6/42
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method for passive alignment of diode laser arrays and optical fibers
- Applicant name
- GTE Laboratories Incorporated
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes, after amendment)
- 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 first instance with the order to grant a patent in the following version:
Claims: Nos. 1, 10 and 12 as filed with appellant's letter dated 12 April 1999; and
Nos. 2 to 9, 11 and 13 to 21 as filed with appellant's letter dated 18 September 1997
Description: pages 1 to 3 and 5 to 11 as filed with appellant's letter dated 18 September 1997; and
page 4 as filed with appellant's letter dated 12 April 1999
Drawings: Sheets 1/4 to 4/4 with Figures 1, 2, 3, 4A and 4B as originally filed.