European Patent Office

T 2047/23 (Hearing-aid antenna and planes/GN HEARING) vom 23.10.2025

Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T204723.20251023
Datum der Entscheidung
23. Oktober 2025
Aktenzeichen
T 2047/23
Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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Anmeldenummer
14181151.3
Verfahrenssprache
Englisch
Verteilung
Nicht verteilt (D)
Amtsblattfassungen
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Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
A hearing aid with an antenna
Name des Antragstellers
GN Hearing A/S
Name des Einsprechenden
Oticon A/S
Kammer
3.5.05
Leitsatz
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Relevante Rechtsnormen
European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
Schlagwörter
Claim construction: "plane" not restricted to a physical plane
Novelty - main request, 2nd and 13th auxiliary requests (no)
Admittance - 1st, 3rd and 8th to 12th auxiliary requests (no): amendments should have been submitted earlier
Added subject-matter - 4th and 5th auxiliary requests (yes)
Admittance - 6th and 7th auxiliary requests (no): no erroneous exercise of discretion by the opposition division
Admittance - 14th auxiliary request (no): amendment does not overcome the issues raised + gives rise to new objections
Orientierungssatz
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Zitierende Akten
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Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.