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EP3186974 - WIRELESS SPEAKER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.02.2017
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
Harman International Industries, Inc.
400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500
Stamford, CT 06901 / US
[2017/27]
Inventor(s)01 / PYE, Daniel Timothy, Jr.
760 Geary Street
San Francisco, California 94109 / US
02 / PUTTA, Satish
8500 Balboa Boulevard
Northridge, California 91329 / US
03 / METCALFE, Richard
88 Hitchin Street
Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8BL / GB
04 / YANG, Ling
10A Room, Shuiping Building
Xinhe Ziyou Guangchan
Nanshan
Guangdong 518000 / CN
 [2017/27]
Representative(s)Bertsch, Florian Oliver
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2017/27]
Application number, filing date15835659.228.08.2015
[2017/27]
WO2015US47327
Priority number, dateUS201462043784P29.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462043784 P
[2017/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016033400
Date:03.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3186974
Date:05.07.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3186974
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR03.03.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/00, H04M1/60, H04R27/00
[2018/15]
CPC:
H04R27/00 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06F3/04817 (US); G06F3/0482 (US);
G06F3/165 (US); H04M1/60 (KR); H04R3/12 (US);
H04R2227/003 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04R2227/005 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04R2420/07 (EP,CN,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/27]H04R1/00, H04M1/60
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 [2017/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:KABELLOSES LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM[2019/48]
English:WIRELESS SPEAKER SYSTEM[2017/27]
French:SYSTÈME DE HAUT-PARLEUR SANS FIL[2017/27]
Former [2017/27]SCHNURLOSES LAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM
Entry into regional phase09.02.2017National basic fee paid 
09.02.2017Search fee paid 
09.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/27]
09.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.03.2020Fee for grant paid
06.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
20.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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