T 0963/05 (Hearing aid/ETYMOTIC RESEARCH) of 03.08.2006
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2006:T096305.20060803
- Date of decision
- 3 August 2006
- Case number
- T 0963/05
- Online on
- 12 September 2006
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 94914124.6
- IPC class
- H04R 25/00
- 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
- HEARING AID HAVING A MICROPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEM
- Applicant name
- ETYMOTIC RESEARCH, INC
- Opponent name
- K/S HIMPP (Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Patent Partnership)
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 10b
- Keywords
- Late-filed auxiliary request - not admitted
Inventive step - main request, second and third auxiliary request (no), fourth auxiliary request (yes) - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
8. The decision under appeal is set aside.
9. The case is remitted to the first instance with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of claims 1 to 11 of the fourth auxiliary request and a description to be adapted.