T 1206/19 (Spatial filterbank/OTICON) of 08.08.2022
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2022:T120619.20220808
- Date of decision
- 8 August 2022
- Case number
- T 1206/19
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14193441.4
- 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
- Spatial filter bank for hearing system
- Applicant name
- Oticon A/S
- Opponent name
- Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main and auxiliary requests 1 to 3 (no)
Inventive step - auxiliary request 4 (yes)
Unadmitting admitted evidence - prior-art document D17 (no): "unadmitting" would prevent a judicial review of the merits of the first-instance decision - T 960/15 not followed - 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 matter is remitted to the opposition division with
the order to maintain the patent in the following version:
Claims 1 to 17 of auxiliary request 4 as filed on 14 November 2019;
Description as adapted before the opposition division:
- Paragraphs 1 to 29, 33 (part), 34 to 85 of the patent specification,
- Paragraphs 30 to 32, 33 (part) filed during the oral proceedings on 14 December 2018;
Drawings: sheets 1 to 4 of the patent specification.