T 0376/20 (Hearing aid's drop-down event/SONOVA) of 28.02.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T037620.20230228
- Date of decision
- 28 February 2023
- Case number
- T 0376/20
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 11770788.5
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Microphone assembly
- Applicant name
- Sonova AG
- Opponent name
- Oticon A/S / Widex A/S / GN Hearing A/S
- Board
- 3.5.03
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request, first to third, new third, fifth and sixth auxiliary requests (no)
Inventive step - fourth and seventh to ninth auxiliary requests (no)
Admittance of amendment after summons - tenth auxiliary request (no): no exceptional circumstances - 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 patent is revoked.