European Patent Office

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
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Application number
01942849.9
IPC class
H04R 25/00
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
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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
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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.