T 0013/19 (Oral proceedings in absentia/JILDERDA) of 04.03.2021
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T001319.20210304
- Date of decision
- 4 March 2021
- Case number
- T 0013/19
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 07793860.3
- 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 aid, expansion unit and method for manufacturing a hearing aid
- Applicant name
- Exsilent Research B.V.
- Opponent name
- -
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention R 103(1)(a) (2007)European Patent Convention R 115(2) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 15(3) (2020)
- Keywords
- Oral proceedings - non-attendance of appellant
Added subject-matter - main and auxiliary requests (yes)
Reimbursement of the appeal fee - (no): appeal not allowable and no procedural violation - Catchword
- It is no more than the usual degree of courtesy owed to a Board of Appeal as a court of final appellate jurisdiction that a party's intention not to attend the oral proceedings or any impediment to attendance is communicated as early as possible (see point
1.3 of the Reasons).
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The request for reimbursement of the appeal fee is refused.