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EP2891339 - BI-DIRECTIONAL INTERCONNECT FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A RENDERER AND AN ARRAY OF INDIVIDUALLY ADDRESSABLE DRIVERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.06.2018
Database last updated on 16.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2016/45]
Former [2015/28]For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HOOKS, S. Spencer
c/o Dolby Laboratories Inc.
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813 / US
02 / LANDO, Joshua Brandon
c/o Dolby Laboratories Inc.
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813 / US
03 / MEHTA, Sripal S.
c/o Dolby Laboratories Inc.
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813 / US
04 / FELLERS, Matthew
c/o Dolby Laboratories Inc.
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813 / US
05 / MURRIE, Stewart
c/o Dolby Laboratories Inc.
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103-4813 / US
06 / BASLER, Brad
346 Landfair Avenue
San Mateo, California 94403 / US
 [2015/28]
Representative(s)Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2015/28]Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
Apollo Building, 3E
Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
Application number, filing date13765536.126.08.2013
[2017/33]
WO2013US56672
Priority number, dateUS201261696030P31.08.2012         Original published format: US 201261696030 P
[2015/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014035903
Date:06.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2891339
Date:08.07.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.03.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2891339
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00, H04R1/40
[2015/28]
CPC:
H04R1/403 (EP,US); H04R1/40 (CN,US); H04S7/30 (US);
H04S7/00 (CN); H04S7/301 (EP,US); H04R2201/401 (CN);
H04R2205/022 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2015/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BIDIREKTIONALE VERBINDUNG ZUR KOMMUNIKATION ZWISCHEN EINEM DARSTELLUNGSELEMENT UND EINER REIHE INDIVIDUELL ANSTEUERBARER TREIBER[2015/28]
English:BI-DIRECTIONAL INTERCONNECT FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A RENDERER AND AN ARRAY OF INDIVIDUALLY ADDRESSABLE DRIVERS[2015/28]
French:INTERCONNEXION BIDIRECTIONNELLE POUR COMMUNICATION ENTRE UN DISPOSITIF DE RENDU ET UN ENSEMBLE DE HAUT-PARLEURS INDIVIDUELLEMENT ADRESSABLES[2015/28]
Entry into regional phase31.03.2015National basic fee paid 
31.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.05.2014Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
31.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/28]
21.10.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.02.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2017Fee for grant paid
07.07.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.07.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP17186276.6  / EP3285504
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  29.03.2016
Opposition(s)17.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.08.2013
AL16.08.2017
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 [Y]EP1416769  (KOREA ELECTRONICS TELECOMM [KR]) [Y] 1,5,6,13,22,28 * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0089]; figures 1,5-9 *;
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 [XY]US2010260342  (STRUB TYNER BRENTZ [US]) [X] 1-16,22,23,26,27 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0029]; figures 1,2,9,12 * * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0076] * * paragraph [0050] * [Y] 1,5,6,13,22,28;
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