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EP About this file: EP3438972

EP3438972 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SPEECH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/06]INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
[2021/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.12.2022
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.08.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/06]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IDE, Naoki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / FUJITA, Takuya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / NAKAMURA, Akira
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / NARIHIRA, Takuya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
05 / NAKAHASHI, Ryo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/06]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2019/06]
Application number, filing date16897086.114.12.2016
[2019/06]
WO2016JP87316
Priority number, dateJP2016006378428.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016063784
[2019/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017168870
Date:05.10.2017
Language:JA
[2017/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3438972
Date:06.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3438972
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06N3/04, G10L13/10, B25J9/16, G10L13/02, G10H7/00, G06N3/08, // G10L13/033
[2021/10]
CPC:
G10L13/02 (EP,US); G06N5/04 (US); G06F3/167 (US);
G06N3/045 (EP,US); G06N3/047 (EP,US); G06N3/08 (EP,US);
G06V40/20 (US); G10H7/00 (US); G10L15/1807 (US);
G10L15/183 (US); G10L17/00 (US); G06N3/044 (EP,US);
G10H2210/086 (EP,US); G10H2240/085 (EP,US); G10H2250/455 (EP,US);
G10L13/033 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/14]G06N3/04, G10L13/10, B25J9/16, G10L13/02, G10H7/00, // G10L13/033
Former IPC [2019/06]G10L13/10
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 [2019/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON SPRACHE[2021/10]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SPEECH[2021/10]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION POUR LA GÉNÉRATION DE PAROLE[2021/10]
Former [2019/06]INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [2019/06]INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
Former [2019/06]DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS
Entry into regional phase23.09.2018Translation filed 
19.10.2018National basic fee paid 
19.10.2018Search fee paid 
19.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
19.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
19.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/06]
17.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
22.07.2021Fee for grant paid
22.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.08.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.12.2016
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