T 1001/98 of 10.09.2003
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T100198.20030910
- Date of decision
- 10 September 2003
- Case number
- T 1001/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 89301985.1
- IPC class
- H05K 3/32H01L 33/00G02B 6/42
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Optical communication apparatus
- Applicant name
- KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.4.02
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step - yes
In-house knowledge not published before priority date - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0654/92
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 based on the following application documents:
Description: Pages 1 to 13 submitted with the letter of 11 June 2003
Claims: 1 to 10 submitted with the letter of 11 June 2003
Drawings: Figures 1 to 6, 8 and 9 submitted with the letter of 11 June 2003
Figure 7 submitted with the letter of 15. July 2003.