T 0315/22 (Horse vs. camel/SONOVA) of 24.09.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T031522.20240924
- Date of decision
- 24 September 2024
- Case number
- T 0315/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 13702426.1
- 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
- State of charge indication in a hearing device
- Applicant name
- Sonova AG
- Opponent name
- Oticon A/S
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(8)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Decision in written proceedings - (yes): withdrawal of proprietor's request for oral proceedings at very short notice + oral proceedings neither necessary nor expedient
Added subject-matter - main request and auxiliary requests 1, 1A, 2 to 5 (yes): unallowable intermediate generalisation
Admittance of claim amendments filed after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - new auxiliary requests 1 to 5 (no): no "exceptional circumstances" justified by cogent reasons + amendments not suitable to resolve the relevant issues - 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.