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EP About this file: EP1058479

EP1058479 - Earphone [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2011
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.02.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.03.2011  [2011/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2010/15]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2000/49]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nageno, Koji, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa, 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Seki, Hideki, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa, 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Tsunoda, Naotaka, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa, 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Ohta, Takashi, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa, 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2000/49]
Representative(s)Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London
WC1R 5JJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/49]Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date00304429.425.05.2000
[2000/49]
Priority number, dateJP1999015293831.05.1999         Original published format: JP 15293899
[2000/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1058479
Date:06.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1058479
Date:12.07.2006
[2006/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1058479
Date:14.04.2010
Language:EN
[2010/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/10
[2000/49]
CPC:
H04R1/1016 (EP,US); H04R2460/11 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/12]
Former [2000/49]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Hörkapsel[2000/49]
English:Earphone[2000/49]
French:Ecouteur auriculaire[2000/49]
Examination procedure18.12.2006Examination requested  [2007/05]
18.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.02.2010Fee for grant paid
23.02.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.01.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
13.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
13.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
14.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
12.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH0965476  ;
 [A]US5002151  (OLIVEIRA ROBERT J [US], et al) [A] 1,2,4 * column 2, lines 27-31 * * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 4 * * column 3, line 20 - column 4, line 22 * * column 4, lines 40-60 ** column 5, line 40 - column 6, line 6 *;
 [XA]EP0825796  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5 * column 1, lines 3,4 * * column 2, line 34 - column 3, line 10 * * column 3, line 42 - column 4, line 41 * [A] 6
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970731), vol. 1997, no. 07, & JP09065476 A 19970307 (SONY CORP) [A] 1-6 * abstract *
by applicantEP0825796
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