T 1699/22 (Monaural and binaural beamforming/GN HEARING) of 10.12.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T169922.20241210
- Date of decision
- 10 December 2024
- Case number
- T 1699/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18163126.8
- 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
- Hearing device with adaptive sub-band beamforming and related method
- Applicant name
- GN Hearing A/S
- Opponent name
- Oticon A/S, Widex A/S, Sonova AG
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 84Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request and 1st to 5th auxiliary requests (no): not possible to formulate an objective technical problem that is credibly solved over the whole scope claimed
Clarity - 3rd and 5th auxiliary requests (no)
Admittance of claim requests filed during oral proceedings before the board - 6th and 7th auxiliary requests (no): no exceptional circumstances - 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.