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EP About this file: EP1218875

EP1218875 - METHOD FOR DECREASING THE PROCESSING CAPACITY REQUIRED BY SPEECH ENCODING AND A NETWORK ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2004
Database last updated on 09.05.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Corporation
Keilalahdentie 4
02150 Espoo / FI
[2002/27]
Inventor(s)01 / LAKANIEMI, Ari
Suvantokatu 1 D 30
FIN-33100 Tampere / FI
 [2002/27]
Representative(s)Kupiainen, Juhani Kalervo, et al
Berggren Oy Ab
P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki / FI
[N/P]
Former [2002/27]Kupiainen, Juhani Kalervo, et al
Berggren Oy Ab P.O. Box 16
00101 Helsinki / FI
Application number, filing date00949507.814.07.2000
[2002/27]
WO2000FI00647
Priority number, dateFI1999000160514.07.1999         Original published format: FI 991605
[2002/27]
Filing languageFI
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0108136
Date:01.02.2001
Language:EN
[2001/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1218875
Date:03.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1218875
Date:11.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE01.02.2001
ClassificationIPC:G10L11/02, G10L19/00, G10L19/14
[2002/44]
CPC:
G10L19/173 (EP,US); G10L19/012 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/27]G10L11/02, G10L19/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/27]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR REDUZIERUNG DER, FÜR DIE SPRACHKODIERUNG ERFORDERLICHEN VERARBEITUNGSKAPAZITÄT UND NETZWERKELEMENT[2002/27]
English:METHOD FOR DECREASING THE PROCESSING CAPACITY REQUIRED BY SPEECH ENCODING AND A NETWORK ELEMENT[2002/27]
French:PROCEDE DE REDUCTION DE LA CAPACITE DE TRAITEMENT REQUISE PAR LE CODAGE DE LA PAROLE ET ELEMENT RESEAU[2002/27]
Entry into regional phase03.01.2002Translation filed 
05.01.2002National basic fee paid 
05.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
05.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
05.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/27]
09.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.02.2003Fee for grant paid
06.02.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)12.03.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT11.06.2003
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5483619  (BLANCHARD SIMON [GB]);
 [A]US5555546  (MATSUMOTO ICHIRO [JP]);
 [A]EP0843301  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]);
 [A]US5867574  (ERYILMAZ EROL [US]);
 [AP]WO9940569  (NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY [FI], et al)
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