Index: oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/NamePathTest.java
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--- oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/NamePathTest.java	(revision 1773405)
+++ oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/NamePathTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import javax.jcr.Session;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.fail;
 
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.OpenSecurityProvider;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -208,6 +209,43 @@
         session.getNode(n.getPath());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCurlyBrackets() throws RepositoryException {
+        session.getRootNode().addNode("parent");
+        
+        assertNodeFound(true, 
+            "/parent",
+            
+            // TODO these should not be found
+            "/parent/{childA1",
+            "/parent/{{childA2"
+        );
+        
+        assertNodeFound(false, 
+            "/parent/childB1",
+            "/parent/}childB2",
+            "/parent/{childB3}",
+            "/parent/sub/childB4",
+            "/parent/sub/}childB5",
+            "/parent/sub/{childB6}",
+            "/parent/sub/{childB7"
+        );
+    }
+    
+    private void assertNodeFound(boolean expected, String ... paths) {
+        for(String path : paths) {
+            try {
+                session.getNode(path);
+                if(!expected) {
+                    fail("Expected node to be absent:" + path);
+                }
+            } catch(RepositoryException rex) {
+                if(expected) {
+                    fail("Expected node to be present:" + path);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     private void testPaths(List<String> paths) throws RepositoryException {
         for (String path : paths) {