T 0769/23 (Noise reduction in a hearing aid/NOOPL) of 01.10.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T076923.20251001
- Date of decision
- 1 October 2025
- Case number
- T 0769/23
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14764221.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A noise reduction method and system
- Applicant name
- Noopl, Inc.
- Opponent name
- K/S HIMPP
- 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 R 115(2)European Patent Convention R 129(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
- Keywords
- Summons to oral proceedings - notification by public notice
Summons to oral proceedings - continuation of proceedings without duly summoned party
Inventive step - main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 4 (no): no credible technical effect over the whole scope claimed
Admittance of claim requests filed on appeal - auxiliary requests 5, 6 and 3A to 6A (no): admittance contrary to the need for procedural economy - Catchword
- As to the concept of "teaching away" when applying the problem-solution approach, see point 3.3 of the Reasons.
- 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.