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EP3435367 - A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR GENERATING SOUND FROM TWO SOUND BOARDS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE INSTRUMENT AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Oberg, Robert L.
9 Hillside Lane North
Syosset, NY 11791-4110 / US
[2019/05]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2019/05]
Representative(s)Hewett, Jonathan Michael Richard, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2019/05]
Application number, filing date18173449.221.05.2018
[2019/05]
Priority number, dateUS20171565943825.07.2017         Original published format: US201715659438
[2019/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3435367
Date:30.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3435367
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3435367
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:G10D1/08, G10D3/04, // G10D3/02, G10D3/10, G10D3/12
[2019/22]
CPC:
G10D1/08 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10D1/085 (EP,KR); G10D3/00 (CN);
G10D3/02 (EP,CN,KR); G10D3/06 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10D3/10 (EP,CN,KR);
G10D3/04 (EP,CN,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2019/05]G10D1/08, G10D3/04
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 [2019/46]
Former [2019/05]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:SAITENMUSIKINSTRUMENT ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON KLANG AUS ZWEI KLANGPLATTEN AUF GEGENÜBERLIEGENDEN SEITEN DES INSTRUMENTS UND VERFAHREN ZUR KONSTRUKTION[2019/05]
English:A STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR GENERATING SOUND FROM TWO SOUND BOARDS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE INSTRUMENT AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION[2019/05]
French:INSTRUMENT DE MUSIQUE À CORDES POUR GÉNÉRER UN SON À PARTIR DE DEUX TABLES D'HARMONIE SUR LES CÔTÉS OPPOSÉS DE L'INSTRUMENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONSTRUCTION[2020/02]
Former [2019/05]INSTRUMENT DE MUSIQUE À CORDES POUR GÉNÉRER UN SON À PARTIR DE DEUX CARTES SONORES SUR LES CÔTÉS OPPOSÉS DE L'INSTRUMENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONSTRUCTION
Examination procedure09.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/46]
09.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2020Fee for grant paid
30.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19202432.1  / EP3618054
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
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 [A]US2007199433  (JERROLDS CLENNON W [US]) [A] 1-13 * figures 1-3; claim 1 *;
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