European Patent Office

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)
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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Citing cases
T 0287/23T 1580/23

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked.