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EP About this file: EP3114859

EP3114859 - STRUCTURAL MODELING OF THE HEAD RELATED IMPULSE RESPONSE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.03.2019
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.04.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.01.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2017/02]
Inventor(s)01 / BROWN, C. Phillip
c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
02 / FELLERS, Matthew
c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
03 / RADHAKRISHNAN, Regunathan
6207 Admiralty Lane
Foster City, California 94404 / US
 [2017/02]
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 [2017/02]Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
Apollo Building, 3E
Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
Application number, filing date15713262.204.03.2015
[2017/02]
WO2015US18812
Priority number, dateUS201461948849P06.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461948849 P
[2017/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015134658
Date:11.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3114859
Date:11.01.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3114859
Date:09.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.09.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00
[2017/02]
CPC:
H04S7/30 (EP,US); H04S7/304 (US); H04S1/007 (US);
H04S2400/11 (US); H04S2420/01 (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 [2017/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:STRUKTURELLE MODELLIERUNG DER KOPFBEZOGENEN IMPULSANTWORT[2017/02]
English:STRUCTURAL MODELING OF THE HEAD RELATED IMPULSE RESPONSE[2017/02]
French:MODÉLISATION STRUCTURALE DE LA RÉPONSE IMPULSIONNELLE RELATIVE À LA TÊTE[2017/02]
Entry into regional phase06.10.2016National basic fee paid 
06.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
06.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.12.2015Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
25.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/02]
22.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.01.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2018Fee for grant paid
14.03.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.03.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.02.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDSP.2013.6622764
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICME.2000.871483
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