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EP3402221 - AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2018/46]
Inventor(s)01 / MAGARIYACHI Tetsu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / MITSUFUJI Yuhki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / MAENO Yu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/46]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/46]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date16883817.522.12.2016
[2018/46]
WO2016JP88379
Priority number, dateJP2016000216708.01.2016         Original published format: JP 2016002167
[2018/46]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017119318
Date:13.07.2017
Language:JA
[2017/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3402221
Date:14.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3402221
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00, H04R5/033
[2018/52]
CPC:
H04S7/304 (EP,US); H04S3/008 (US); H04R5/033 (EP,US);
H04S2400/01 (US); H04S2420/01 (EP,US); H04S2420/11 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/46]H04S1/00, H04R1/10, H04R3/00, H04R5/033, H04S7/00
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 [2018/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUDIOVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, -VERFAHREN UND -PROGRAMM[2018/46]
English:AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/46]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT AUDIO, ET PROGRAMME[2018/46]
Entry into regional phase02.07.2018Translation filed 
08.08.2018National basic fee paid 
08.08.2018Search fee paid 
08.08.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.08.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
08.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/46]
04.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.03.2020Fee for grant paid
02.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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