European Patent Office

T 0010/22 (User-controlled beamformer/OTICON) of 27.06.2024

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T001022.20240627
Date of decision
27 June 2024
Case number
T 0010/22
Petition for review of
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Application number
15160436.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
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
A binaural hearing assistance system comprising binaural noise reduction
Applicant name
Oticon A/S
Opponent name
Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
GN Hearing A/S
Board
3.5.03
Headnote

As to claim construction, the often used reference to "a mind willing to understand" is about relying on "a mind willing to objectively construe a claim", rather than "a mind willing to understand the applicant's or patent proprietor's alleged intention" (see point 2.3 of the Reasons).

Keywords
Inventive step - all claim requests (no)
Catchword
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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.