European Patent Office

T 0411/17 (Automatic adaptation to acoustic environments in a hearing aid/SONOVA) vom 19.05.2020

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T041117.20200519
Datum der Entscheidung
19. Mai 2020
Aktenzeichen
T 0411/17
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
06120253.7
IPC-Klasse
H04R 25/00
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
Keine AB-Links gefunden
Weitere Entscheidungen für diese Akte
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
Hearing device and method of operating a hearing device
Name des Antragstellers
Sonova AG
Name des Einsprechenden
Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
Kammer
3.5.03
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
Schlagwörter
Novelty - main and first auxiliary requests (no)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (yes)
Admission of second auxiliary request not admitted by the opposition division - (yes): sufficient time for the opponent to deal with the request
Remittal to opposition division - (yes): "special reasons" (ruling on inventive step for the first time on appeal would constitute an undue burden)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no)
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierte Akten
G 0007/93
Zitierende Akten
T 0534/18

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 for further prosecution.

3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.