T 0882/24 (Individual acoustic characteristics/EERS) vom 21.04.2026
- Europäischer Rechtsprechungsidentifikator
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T088224.20260421
- Datum der Entscheidung
- 21. April 2026
- Aktenzeichen
- T 0882/24
- Online am
- 22. Mai 2026
- Antrag auf Überprüfung von
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- Anmeldenummer
- 16739697.7
- IPC-Klasse
- A61F 11/14H04R 1/10A61F 11/08
- Verfahrenssprache
- Englisch
- Verteilung
- Nicht verteilt (D)
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- Zusammenfassungen für diese Entscheidung
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- Bezeichnung der Anmeldung
- Active hearing protection device and method therefor
- Name des Antragstellers
- Eers Global Technologies Inc.
- Name des Einsprechenden
- K/S HIMPP
- Kammer
- 3.5.05
- Leitsatz
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- Relevante Rechtsnormen
- European Patent Convention Art 54Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Schlagwörter
- Admittance of late-filed novelty objection - (yes): opposition division's prima facie assessment incorrect + circumstances of the appeal case justify admittance
Novelty - main request (no)
Admittance of claim request filed after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - auxiliary request 3 (no): no "exceptional circumstances" + amendment gives rise to new objections - Orientierungssatz
- If a discretionary decision not to admit a submission is based on a flawed technical or factual assessment by the opposition division - such as the erroneous prima facie finding regarding the disclosure of document D1 in the present case - the board may overturn that discretionary decision to assess the underlying merits of the submission de novo (see point 2.3.2 of the Reasons).
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.