T 0521/23 (Access-control method for a hearing instrument/SONOVA) of 07.07.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T052123.20250707
- Date of decision
- 7 July 2025
- Case number
- T 0521/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16798132.3
- IPC class
- H04R 25/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- Method of controlling access to hearing instrument services
- 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 100(a)European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 4 (no): obvious implementation of an administrative policy
Admittance of claim request filed on appeal - auxiliary request 5 (no): no reasons provided for late filing - 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.