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EP2508945 - Directional sound capturing [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.12.2020 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.01.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 08.06.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2020/08]	For all designated states Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku 108-0075 Tokyo / JP
Former [2012/41]	For all designated states Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Nya Vattentornet 221 88 Lund / SE
Inventor(s)	01 / Stenberg, Pär Sjöbovägen 37 247 62 Veberöd / SE
	02 / Thörn, Karl Ola Tegnérgatan 15 216 12 Limhamn / SE
	03 / Jendbro, Magnus Flackarpsbyväg 12 245 61 Staffanstorp / SE
	04 / Aronsson, Pär-Anders Ystadgatan 23A 214 24 Malmö / SE
	05 / Landqvist, Magnus Hantverksgatan 8B 227 36 Lund / SE
	06 / Ek, Martin Spannmålsvägen 37 247 55 Dalby / SE
	[2019/35]
Former [2012/41]	01 / Stenberg, Pär Sjöbovägen 37 247 62, Veberöd / SE
	02 / Thörn, Karl Ola Tegnérgatan 15 216 12, Limhamn / SE
	03 / Jendbro, Magnus Flackarpsbyväg 12 245 61, Staffanstorp / SE
	04 / Aronsson, Pär-Anders Ystadgatan 23A 214 24, Malmö / SE
	05 / Landqvist, Magnus Hantverksgatan 8B 227 36, Lund / SE
	06 / Ek, Martin Spannmålsvägen 37 247 55, Dalby / SE
Representative(s)	Aera A/S Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10, 5th Floor 1153 Copenhagen / DK
	[N/P]
Former [2020/08]	Aera A/S Gammel Kongevej 60, 18th floor 1850 Frederiksberg C / DK
Former [2012/41]	Valea AB Lindholmspiren 5 417 56 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date	11161466.5	07.04.2011
	[2012/41]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2508945
	Date:	10.10.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/41]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2508945
	Date:	19.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/08]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.07.2011
Classification	IPC:	G03B31/00, H04S7/00	[2012/41]
	CPC:	G03B31/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2020/08]
Former [2012/41]	AL, 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
Title	German:	Direktionale Klangerfassung	[2012/41]
	English:	Directional sound capturing	[2012/41]
	French:	Capture de sons directionnels	[2012/41]
Examination procedure	18.03.2013	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.03.2013	Examination requested [2013/17]
	12.06.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.09.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	20.11.2019	Fee for grant paid
	20.11.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	20.11.2019	Receipt 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 12.06.2018
Opposition(s)	20.11.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/04]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.04.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.04.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.04.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	11.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	15.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.04.2011
	AL	19.02.2020
	AT	19.02.2020
	CY	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	MK	19.02.2020
	MT	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	TR	19.02.2020
	IE	07.04.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	07.04.2011
	AL	19.02.2020
	AT	19.02.2020
	CY	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	MT	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	TR	19.02.2020
	IE	07.04.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	07.04.2011
	AT	19.02.2020
	CY	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	MT	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	TR	19.02.2020
	IE	07.04.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2022/26]	AT	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	TR	19.02.2020
	IE	07.04.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	IE	07.04.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	19.02.2020
	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	IT	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	PL	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SI	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	FR	19.04.2020
	BE	30.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	LU	07.04.2020
	CH	30.04.2020
	LI	30.04.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2020/52]	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	MC	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	EE	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	19.02.2020
	DK	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SK	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2020/48]	DK	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RO	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	SM	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
	PT	12.07.2020
Former [2020/47]	DK	19.02.2020
	ES	19.02.2020
	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LT	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
Former [2020/40]	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
	IS	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	BG	19.05.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
	GR	20.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	19.02.2020
	HR	19.02.2020
	LV	19.02.2020
	RS	19.02.2020
	SE	19.02.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	19.02.2020
	NO	19.05.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US2006075422 (CHOI CHANGKYU [KR], et al) [Y] 6,10,16,20* paragraph [0143] *;
		[Y]JP2010122369 (ATR ADVANCED TELECOMM RES INST) [Y] 4,14 * paragraph [0013] *;
		[XYI]WO2010149823 (NOKIA CORP [FI], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7,9,11-13,15,17,19 * page 5, line 21 - page 7, line 30 * * page 11, line 19 - page 16, line 6 * * page 25, line 11 - line 29 * * figure 1a * [Y] 4,6,10,14,16,20 [I] 8,18

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