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EP2498251 - SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.10.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2012/37]
Inventor(s)01 / SUGIYAMA, Akihiko
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2012/37]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/52]
Former [2012/37]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date10828387.002.11.2010
[2019/52]
WO2010JP69869
Priority number, dateJP2009025541906.11.2009         Original published format: JP 2009255419
[2012/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011055829
Date:12.05.2011
Language:JA
[2011/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2498251
Date:12.09.2012
Language:EN
[2012/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2498251
Date:25.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.05.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.07.2013
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0208
[2013/32]
CPC:
G10L21/0208 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/37]G10L21/02
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, INFORMATIONSPROZESSOR UND SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2012/37]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM[2012/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DU SIGNAL, PROCESSEUR D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT DU SIGNAL[2012/37]
Entry into regional phase22.03.2012Translation filed 
22.03.2012National basic fee paid 
22.03.2012Search fee paid 
22.03.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/37]
03.02.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.01.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.06.2019Date of oral proceedings
04.07.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.11.2019Fee for grant paid
06.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.09.2017
Opposition(s)28.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
25.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
25.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
13.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
14.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2008.920085
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 JP2008203879
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