T 0135/17 (Tinnitus alleviation/OTICON) vom 24.11.2020
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T013517.20201124
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 24. November 2020
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0135/17
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 11168755.4
- IPC-Klasse
- H04R 25/00
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Entscheidung auf Englisch
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- A hearing device for diminishing loudness of tinnitus
- Name des Antragstellers
- Oticon A/S
- Name des Einsprechenden
- Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
- Kammer
- 3.5.03
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 53(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
- Schlagwörter
- Novelty - Art. 54(3) EPC
Novelty - main and first auxiliary request (no)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (yes, after amendment)
Inventive step - no attacks invoked by appellant-opponent
Admittance - fresh ground for opposition under Art. 53(c) EPC - (no): no approval of proprietor
Admittance - auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings - (yes): exceptional circumstances and no fresh case - Orientierungssatz
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- Zitierende Akten
- T 3258/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
Claims:
- 1 to 13 of the second auxiliary request as filed during the oral proceedings before the board;
Description, paragraphs:
- [0001] to [0018], [0020], [0022] to [0028], [0030] to [0039], [0041] to [0050] of the patent specification
- [0019], [0021] and [0040] as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 6 October 2016
- [0029] as filed during the oral proceedings before the board;
Drawings, sheets:
- 1/2, 2/2 of the patent specification.