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EP About this file: EP3435227

EP3435227 - LANGUAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.10.2022
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip07.10.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.11.2022  [2022/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
[2019/05]
Inventor(s)01 / WU, Jinpeng
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / HOU, Zhenyu
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2019/05]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/05]Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date17769359.516.03.2017
[2019/05]
WO2017CN76873
Priority number, dateCN20161017996125.03.2016         Original published format: CN201610179961
[2019/05]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017162082
Date:28.09.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3435227
Date:30.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/05]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN28.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/27
[2019/45]
CPC:
G06F40/211 (EP,US); G06F40/279 (KR); G06F40/42 (CN);
G06F40/58 (US); G06F40/253 (US); G06F8/43 (KR);
G10L15/005 (US); G10L15/30 (US); H04L67/01 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2019/05]G06F9/45
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 [2019/05]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND SYSTEM ZUR SPRACHERKENNUNG[2019/05]
English:LANGUAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM[2019/05]
French:PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIF, ET SYSTÈME DE RECONNAISSANCE DE LANGUE[2019/05]
Entry into regional phase24.10.2018Translation filed 
24.10.2018National basic fee paid 
24.10.2018Search fee paid 
24.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
24.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
24.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/05]
25.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.06.2022
21.06.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/45]
22.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
01.07.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
17.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
17.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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