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EP About this file: EP3203468

EP3203468 - ACOUSTIC SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.08.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
02.08.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
COTODAMA Inc.
6-3-16 Minamiaoyama
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062 / JP
[2019/33]
Former [2018/40]For all designated states
COTODAMA Inc.
5-11-10 Minamiaoyama
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062 / JP
Former [2017/32]For all designated states
Lyric Arts Inc.
5-11-10 Minamiaoyama
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SAITO, Jin
c/o Lyric Arts Inc.
5-11-10 Minamiaoyama
Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-0062 / JP
 [2017/32]
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2017/32]Johnson, Yvonne Catherine
Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B16 8QQ / GB
Application number, filing date14903120.530.09.2014
[2017/32]
WO2014JP76181
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016051534
Date:07.04.2016
Language:JA
[2016/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3203468
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3203468
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:G10K15/04, G10H1/00, H04M1/725, H04N21/233, G10H1/36, G06F3/16
[2018/17]
CPC:
G06F3/165 (EP,US); G10H1/365 (EP,US); G10H1/00 (US);
G10H1/0008 (EP); G10K15/04 (US); H04M1/72442 (US);
H04N21/233 (US); G10H2220/011 (EP); G10H2240/211 (US);
G10H2240/325 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/32]G10K15/04, G10H1/00
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 [2017/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:AKUSTISCHES SYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMM[2017/32]
English:ACOUSTIC SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM[2017/32]
French:SYSTÈME ACOUSTIQUE, DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROGRAMME[2017/32]
Entry into regional phase30.04.2017Translation filed 
01.05.2017National basic fee paid 
01.05.2017Search fee paid 
01.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
01.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/32]
24.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.08.2023Fee for grant paid
21.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.06.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
22.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
29.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
DK27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
MC27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
BE30.09.2023
CH30.09.2023
IE30.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/34]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
DK27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
MC27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
CH30.09.2023
IE30.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/33]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
DK27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
MC27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
IE30.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/32]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
MC27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/26]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/25]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
PL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
LU30.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/23]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
ES27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/20]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
Former [2024/14]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
NL27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/10]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
SE27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Documents cited:Search[X]WO2008056273  (SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB [SE], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * page 1 - page 7 * * claims 1-24 *;
 [XA]EP2251871  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0167] - paragraph [0195] * [A] 11-15;
 [XA]  - Kevin Purdy, "TuneWiki Puts Lyrics, Radio, and Social Features into Mobile Music", Lifehacker, (20090714), URL: http://lifehacker.com/5314147/tunewiki-puts-lyrics-radio-and-social-features-into-mobile-music, (20150819), XP055208478 [X] 1-10 * abstract * * page 1 - page 2 * [A] 11-15
International search[A]JP2004177586  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [X]JP2006106286  (XING INC) [X] 1, 6, 8-10 * , paragraphs [0018], [0022] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2006106039  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-15 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2008197501  (YAMAHA CORP) [X] 1, 4-10, 12, 13 * , paragraphs [0010], [0013], [0029] (Family: none) * [Y] 2, 3, 11, 14, 15;
 [Y]JP2010286812  (FUJITSU LTD) [Y] 2, 3, 11, 14, 15 * , paragraphs [0052] to [0056]; fig. 6 & US 2010/0293464 A1 & EP 2251871 A1 *;
 [A]JP2011158669  (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-15* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2013068900  (YAMAHA CORP) [Y] 2, 3, 11, 14, 15 * , paragraph [0004] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2013160890  (BROTHER IND LTD) [A] 1-15 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
ExaminationUS2004266337
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