T 0773/14 (Method for programming a hearing aid system/STARKEY) of 21.08.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T077314.20180821
- Date of decision
- 21 August 2018
- Case number
- T 0773/14
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 01942849.9
- IPC class
- H04R 25/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FITTING HEARING AIDS
- Applicant name
- Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Widex A/S / Oticon A/S
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request
Inventive step - no
Inventive step - auxiliary request II-B
Inventive step - yes
Admissibility of late-filed auxiliary request II-B - yes - Catchword
- -
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claim of auxiliary request II-B as filed with the letter dated 14 August 2018 and a description to be adapted.