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EP About this file: EP3177036

EP3177036 - ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.07.2020
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.05.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yamaha Corporation
10-1, Nakazawa-cho Naka-ku
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 430-8650 / JP
[2017/23]
Inventor(s)01 / NORO, Masao
c/o YAMAHA CORPORATION
10-1 Nakazawa-cho
Naka-ku
Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 430-8650 / JP
 [2017/23]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/23]
Application number, filing date15828298.827.07.2015
[2017/23]
WO2015JP71259
Priority number, dateJP2014015785701.08.2014         Original published format: JP 2014157857
[2017/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016017588
Date:04.02.2016
Language:JA
[2016/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3177036
Date:07.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3177036
Date:25.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.02.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04R7/12, H04R9/06, H04R7/16, // H04R1/22, H04R1/32, H04R17/00, H04R31/00, H04R7/14
[2018/11]
CPC:
H04R7/122 (EP,US); H04R7/14 (EP,US); H04R7/16 (EP,US);
H04R9/06 (EP,US); H04R1/22 (EP,US); H04R1/323 (EP,US);
H04R17/00 (EP,US); H04R2231/001 (EP,US); H04R2307/025 (EP,US);
H04R31/003 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/23]H04R7/14
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 [2017/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTROAKUSTISCHER WANDLER[2017/23]
English:ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER[2017/23]
French:TRANSDUCTEUR ÉLECTROACOUSTIQUE[2017/23]
Entry into regional phase13.12.2016Translation filed 
13.12.2016National basic fee paid 
13.12.2016Search fee paid 
13.12.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
13.12.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/23]
13.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.08.2019Fee for grant paid
14.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)26.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.07.2015
AL25.09.2019
AT25.09.2019
CY25.09.2019
CZ25.09.2019
DK25.09.2019
EE25.09.2019
ES25.09.2019
FI25.09.2019
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IT25.09.2019
LT25.09.2019
LV25.09.2019
MC25.09.2019
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TR25.09.2019
BG25.12.2019
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GR26.12.2019
IS26.01.2020
PT27.01.2020
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4039044  (HEIL OSKAR) [A] 1-15 * column 8, line 3 - line 40; figure 15 *;
 [YA]US5256837  (PAK IL Y [US]) [Y] 1-3,6-8,10-12 * the whole document * [A] 4,5,9,13-15;
 [A]US5862242  (TAKEWA HIROYUKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 6, line 9 - line 39; figures 11,12 *;
 [A]US6061461  (PADDOCK PAUL W [US]) [A] 1-15* figure 10 *;
 [Y]EP1091616  (KENWOOD CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-3,6-8,10-12 * paragraph [0031]; figure 4 *;
 [A]WO2005015950  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 4 *;
 [A]US2008212808  (OMODA MANABU [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0150]; figures 19a-19c *;
 [E]WO2016014515  (BOSE CORP [US]) [E] 1-3,7,8,10,11 * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0053] * * figures 1-2B,9 *
International search[A]JP2002374594  (KENWOOD CORP) [A] 1-15 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2008092260  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP, et al) [A] 1-15 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014045472  (YAMAHA CORP) [A] 1-15* , entire text; all drawings & US 2015/0146898 A1 & WO 2014/021178 A1 & EP 2881938 A1 *
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