T 0384/15 (Earpiece/FREEBIT) of 27.04.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T038415.20180427
- Date of decision
- 27 April 2018
- Case number
- T 0384/15
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 08766905.7
- IPC class
- H04R 1/10
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- 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
- IMPROVED EARPIECE
- Applicant name
- Freebit AS
- Opponent name
- Santarelli SA
Bose GmbH
Bose Limited - Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 105European Patent Convention Art 111(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Admissibility of opposition and interventions
Admissibility of opposition - yes (see point 1 of the reasons)
Referral to the Enlarged board of Appeal - no (see point 3 of the reasons)
Remittal - no (see point 4 of the reasons)
Novelty - patent as granted
Novelty - no (see point 5 of the reasons)
Admissibility of late-filed request - no (see point 6 of the reasons)
Reimbursement of intervener's appeal fee - yes (see point 9 of the reasons) - Catchword
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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.
3. The appeal fee paid by the first intervener is reimbursed.