T 2481/18 (Antenna for BTE device / Cochlear Ltd.) of 01.06.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T248118.20230601
- Date of decision
- 1 June 2023
- Case number
- T 2481/18
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 09725199.5
- IPC class
- A61N 1/372A61N 1/375
- 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
- ANTENNA FOR BEHIND-THE-EAR (BTE) DEVICES
- Applicant name
- Cochlear Limited
- Opponent name
- K/S HIMPP
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 54(3)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Amendments - intermediate generalisation (non-allowable
Amendments - main request)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request (yes)
Novelty - auxiliary request (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary request (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 Opposition Division with the order to maintain the patent on the basis of auxiliary request 1 as submitted with the reply to the appeal, and the description and drawings to be adapted, if necessary.