T 1155/24 (Antenna trap for a hearing aid/OTICON) of 14.04.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T115524.20260414
- Date of decision
- 14 April 2026
- Case number
- T 1155/24
- Online on
- 7 May 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 17210257.6
- IPC class
- H04R 25/00
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Assembly for hearing aid
- Applicant name
- Oticon A/S
- Opponent name
- Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
- Board
- 3.5.05
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 013(2)
- Keywords
- Inventive step - (no): juxtaposition of routine features and no hindsight bias
Admittance of claim request filed after Art. 15(1) RPBA communication - (no): no "exceptional circumstances" + "fresh case" - 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.