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EP About this file: EP3576425

EP3576425 - HEADPHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.11.2021
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AlphaTheta Corporation
4-4-5, Minatomirai
Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa 220-0012 / JP
[2020/30]
Former [2019/49]For all designated states
Pioneer DJ Corporation
4-4-5, Minatomirai
Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0012 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KATO Ryuichi
c/o Pioneer DJ CORPORATION
4-4-5 Minatomirai
Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 220-0012 / JP
 [2019/49]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Brucknerstraße 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/49]Gille Hrabal
Brucknerstrasse 20
40593 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date17894325.427.01.2017
[2019/49]
WO2017JP03042
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018138891
Date:02.08.2018
Language:JA
[2018/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3576425
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/10, // H04R5/033
[2020/35]
CPC:
H04R1/1066 (EP,US); H04R1/1008 (EP,US); H04R5/033 (EP,US);
H04R1/1041 (EP); H04R5/0335 (US)
Former IPC [2019/49]H04R1/10
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 [2019/49]
TitleGerman:KOPFHÖRER[2019/49]
English:HEADPHONE[2019/49]
French:CASQUE D'ÉCOUTE[2019/49]
Entry into regional phase09.07.2019Translation filed 
09.07.2019National basic fee paid 
09.07.2019Search fee paid 
09.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
09.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
10.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
24.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
22.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPS5933386U  ;
 [X]JP2013172371  (MK DENSHI KK);
 [XA]JP2015026948  (FOSTER ELECTRIC CO LTD)
International search[XA]JP2015026948  (FOSTER ELECTRIC CO LTD) [X] 1, 2, 14 * , paragraphs [0024] to [0038]; fig. 1 to 16 (Family: none) * [A] 3-13;
 [A]JP2005094603  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2015027102  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP, et al) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2015192288  (PIONEER DJ CORP) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2010239200  (ELECOM CO LTD) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2008205585  (HOSIDEN CORP) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2013172371  (MK DENSHI KK) [A] 1-14 * , entire text; all drawings & WO 2013/125355 A1 entire text; all drawings *
by applicantJP2016005058
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