T 0411/17 (Automatic adaptation to acoustic environments in a hearing aid/SONOVA) of 19.05.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T041117.20200519
- Date of decision
- 19 May 2020
- Case number
- T 0411/17
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 06120253.7
- 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
- Hearing device and method of operating a hearing device
- Applicant name
- Sonova AG
- Opponent name
- Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 111(1) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 11 (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main and first auxiliary requests (no)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (yes)
Admission of second auxiliary request not admitted by the opposition division - (yes): sufficient time for the opponent to deal with the request
Remittal to opposition division - (yes): "special reasons" (ruling on inventive step for the first time on appeal would constitute an undue burden)
Reimbursement of appeal fee - (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0007/93
- Citing cases
- T 0534/18
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution.
3. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.