Method For Operating A Hearing Aid And Hearing Aid - EP3796676

The patent EP3796676 was granted to Sivantos PTE on May 15, 2024. The application was originally filed on Aug 28, 2020 under application number EP20193254A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3796676

SIVANTOS PTE
Application Number
EP20193254A
Filing Date
Aug 28, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 12, 2024
Publication Date
May 15, 2024
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Patent Citations (4) New

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OPPOSITIONEP2701145
OPPOSITIONWO2015189261
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OPPOSITION- Manolakis Dimitris G, Vinay K. Ingle, Stephen M. Kogon, "Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing ", Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing Spectral Estimation, Signal Modeling, Adaptive Filtering, and Array Processing, (20050101), pages 1 - 86, XP093263800
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