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EP3376778 - MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF TESTING A MICROPHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.12.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  17.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ams International AG
Eichwiesstrasse 18b
8645 Jona / CH
[2020/29]
Former [2018/38]For all designated states
ams International AG
Rietstrasse 4
8640 Rapperswil-Jona / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Niederberger, Mark
Rietstrasse 4
8640 Rapperswil / CH
 [2020/26]
Former [2018/38]01 / Niederberger, Mark
Eisenbahnstr. 9
8840 Einsiedeln / CH
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2018/38]
Application number, filing date17160562.913.03.2017
[2018/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3376778
Date:19.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3376778
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP3376778
Date:12.08.2020
[2020/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04R19/00, H04R29/00
[2018/38]
CPC:
H04R19/005 (EP); H04R29/004 (EP,US); G01L19/0092 (US);
H04R1/04 (US); H04R1/42 (US); H04R19/04 (US);
H04R2201/003 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/03]
Former [2018/38]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:MIKROFON UND VERFAHREN ZUR PRÜFUNG EINES MIKROFONS[2018/38]
English:MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF TESTING A MICROPHONE[2018/38]
French:MICROPHONE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TEST D'UN MICROPHONE[2018/38]
Examination procedure07.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/03]
07.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2020Fee for grant paid
15.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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