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EP3161820 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FOR THE COMPRESSION OF AN HOA DATA FRAME REPRESENTATION A LOWEST INTEGER NUMBER OF BITS REQUIRED FOR REPRESENTING NON-DIFFERENTIAL GAIN VALUES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 03.06.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 27.02.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 31.03.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 06.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dolby International AB Apollo Building, 3E Herikerbergweg 1-35 1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
	[2017/18]
Inventor(s)	01 / KORDON, Sven Mühlenkampstrasse 50A 31515 Wunstorf / DE
	02 / KRUEGER, Alexander Feuerbachstrasse 16 30655 Hannover / DE
	[2017/18]
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 [2017/18]	Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe Apollo Building, 3E Herikerbergweg 1-35 1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
Application number, filing date	15730176.3	22.06.2015
	[2017/18]
	WO2015EP63912
Priority number, date	EP20140306023	27.06.2014 Original published format: EP 14306023
	[2017/18]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015197512
	Date:	30.12.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/52]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3161820
	Date:	03.05.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/18]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3161820
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	30.12.2015
Classification	IPC:	G10L19/008	[2017/18]
	CPC:	G10L19/008 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G10L19/038 (KR); G10L19/08 (KR); H04S7/30 (RU,US); H04S2400/11 (US); H04S2420/11 (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 [2017/18]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER KOMPRIMIERUNG EINER HOA-DATENRAHMENDARSTELLUNG EINER NIEDRIGSTEN GANZZAHL VON BITS ZUR DARSTELLUNG NICHTDIFFERENTIELLER VERSTÄRKUNGSWERTE	[2020/25]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FOR THE COMPRESSION OF AN HOA DATA FRAME REPRESENTATION A LOWEST INTEGER NUMBER OF BITS REQUIRED FOR REPRESENTING NON-DIFFERENTIAL GAIN VALUES	[2017/18]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE DÉTERMINATION DE LA COMPRESSION D'UNE REPRÉSENTATION D'UNE TRAME DE DONNÉES HOA DU PLUS PETIT NOMBRE ENTIER DE BITS NÉCESSAIRES POUR REPRÉSENTER DES VALEURS DE GAIN NON DIFFÉRENTIELLES	[2020/25]
	Former [2017/18]	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER KOMPRIMIERUNG EINER HOA-DATENRAHMENDARSTELLUNG EINER NIEDRIGSTEN GANZZAHL VON BITS ZUR DARSTELLUNG NICHTDIFFERENZIELLER VERSTÄRKUNGSWERTE
	Former [2017/18]	PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE DÉTERMINER, POUR LA COMPRESSION D'UNE REPRÉSENTATION DE TRAME DE DONNÉES HOA, LE PLUS PETIT NOMBRE ENTIER DE BITS NÉCESSAIRE POUR REPRÉSENTER DES VALEURS DE GAIN NON DIFFÉRENTIEL
Entry into regional phase	27.01.2017	National basic fee paid
	27.01.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	27.01.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.12.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	27.01.2017	Examination requested [2017/18]
	18.08.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	14.05.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	19.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.06.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	12.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	12.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP20206730.2 / EP3809409
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	19.06.2019	Request for further processing filed
	19.06.2019	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	02.07.2019	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	22.06.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	NL	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
	LU	22.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	22.06.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	MK	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	TR	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
	LU	22.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	22.06.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
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	SE	18.11.2020
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	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
	LU	22.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	22.06.2015
	AL	18.11.2020
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	BG	18.02.2021
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	IS	18.03.2021
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	IE	22.06.2021
	LU	22.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
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	BG	18.02.2021
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	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
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	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	18.11.2020
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	IE	22.06.2021
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	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
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Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
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	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
	LU	22.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	18.11.2020
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	NO	18.02.2021
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	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	22.06.2021
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	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
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	NO	18.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	18.11.2020
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	18.11.2020

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