European Patent Office

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)
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
State of charge indication in a hearing device
Applicant name
Sonova AG
Opponent name
Oticon A/S
Board
3.5.05
Headnote
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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.