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EP3304548 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF AUDIO PROCESSING THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2021
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.04.2017
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
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2018/15]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Dong-wan
503-801
43, Cheonggyesan-ro 7-gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 06798 / KR
02 / SONG, Myung-suk
34-3, Cheonho-daero 168-gil
Gangdong-gu
Seoul 05382 / KR
 [2018/15]
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
[2018/15]
Application number, filing date16848782.522.07.2016
[2018/15]
WO2016KR07980
Priority number, dateKR2015013440323.09.2015         Original published format: KR 20150134403
[2018/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017052056
Date:30.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3304548
Date:11.04.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3304548
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR30.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0208, G10L21/02, H04R3/00, H04R3/02, H04R3/04, H03G3/30, // G10L21/0216, G10L21/034, G10L21/0364, H04R27/00, H04S3/00
[2018/26]
CPC:
G10L21/0208 (EP,US); G10L21/02 (EP,US); H03G3/3005 (EP,US);
H04R3/005 (EP,US); G10L2021/02082 (EP,US); G10L2021/02166 (EP,US);
G10L21/034 (EP,US); G10L21/0364 (EP,US); H04R2430/01 (EP,US);
H04R2499/11 (EP,US); H04R2499/15 (EP,US); H04R27/00 (EP,US);
H04R3/02 (EP,US); H04S2400/15 (EP,US); H04S3/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/15]G10L21/0208, G10L21/02, H04R3/00, H04R3/02, H04R3/04, H03G3/30, // G10L21/0216, H04R27/00, H04S3/00
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 [2018/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR TONVERARBEITUNG DAVON[2018/15]
English:ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF AUDIO PROCESSING THEREOF[2018/15]
French:DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT AUDIO[2018/15]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2018National basic fee paid 
08.01.2018Search fee paid 
08.01.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.2018Examination requested  [2018/15]
08.01.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2020Fee for grant paid
20.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [Y]US2008085014  (CHEN HUNG-YI [TW], et al) [Y] 7,9 * paragraphs [0002] , [0 13] - [0017] - [0 26] *;
 [XY]US2011178798  (FLAKS JASON [US], et al) [X] 1,10 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0039] * * figure 2 * [Y] 6,7,9;
 [Y]US2012189147  (TERADA YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [Y] 7,9* paragraphs [0047] , [0055] - [0057] - [0067] - [0069] - [0084] , [0091] - [0093] - [0132] , [0220] *;
 [Y]US2013202130  (ZUREK ROBERT A [US], et al) [Y] 7,9 * paragraphs [0002] , [0011] , [0012] , [0028] *;
 [XY]US2014126745  (DICKINS GLENN N [AU], et al) [X] 1,10 * paragraphs [0066] , [0120] , [0239] , [0274] * * figures 1,10 * [Y] 6,7,9;
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