T 0135/17 (Tinnitus alleviation/OTICON) du 24.11.2020
- Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T013517.20201124
- Date de la décision
- 24 novembre 2020
- Numéro de l'affaire
- T 0135/17
- Requête en révision de
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- Numéro de la demande
- 11168755.4
- Classe de la CIB
- H04R 25/00
- Langue de la procédure
- Anglais
- Distribution
- Non distribuées (D)
- Téléchargement
- Décision en anglais
- Versions JO
- Aucun lien JO trouvé
- Autres décisions pour cet affaire
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- Résumés pour cette décision
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- Titre de la demande
- A hearing device for diminishing loudness of tinnitus
- Nom du demandeur
- Oticon A/S
- Nom de l'opposant
- Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
- Chambre
- 3.5.03
- Sommaire
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- Dispositions juridiques pertinentes
- European Patent Convention Art 53(c) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54(3) (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
- Mots-clés
- Novelty - Art. 54(3) EPC
Novelty - main and first auxiliary request (no)
Novelty - second auxiliary request (yes, after amendment)
Inventive step - no attacks invoked by appellant-opponent
Admittance - fresh ground for opposition under Art. 53(c) EPC - (no): no approval of proprietor
Admittance - auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings - (yes): exceptional circumstances and no fresh case - Exergue
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- Affaires citantes
- T 3258/19
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division to maintain the patent in amended form in the following version:
Claims:
- 1 to 13 of the second auxiliary request as filed during the oral proceedings before the board;
Description, paragraphs:
- [0001] to [0018], [0020], [0022] to [0028], [0030] to [0039], [0041] to [0050] of the patent specification
- [0019], [0021] and [0040] as filed during the oral proceedings before the opposition division on 6 October 2016
- [0029] as filed during the oral proceedings before the board;
Drawings, sheets:
- 1/2, 2/2 of the patent specification.