European Patent Office

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.