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EP3594937 - SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.12.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/03]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MAENO, Yu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / MITSUFUJI, Yuhki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/03]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[2023/21]
Former [2020/03]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date18764644.321.02.2018
[2020/03]
WO2018JP06112
Priority number, dateJP2017004268007.03.2017         Original published format: JP 2017042680
[2020/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018163810
Date:13.09.2018
Language:JA
[2018/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3594937
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3594937
Date:24.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.09.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:G10K11/178, G10K11/34, H04R1/40
[2020/03]
CPC:
G10K11/17881 (EP,US); G10K11/178 (EP,KR); G10K11/17854 (US);
G10K11/17857 (EP); G10K11/34 (EP,KR); H04R1/40 (EP);
H04R1/403 (US); H04R1/406 (KR,US); H04R3/005 (US);
H04R3/12 (US); G10K2210/111 (EP); G10K2210/3028 (KR,US);
G10K2210/3046 (EP,US); G10K2210/3214 (EP); G10K2210/3215 (EP);
G10K2210/3219 (EP); G10K2210/3226 (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 [2020/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2020/03]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2020/03]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, ET PROGRAMME[2020/03]
Entry into regional phase20.08.2019Translation filed 
07.10.2019National basic fee paid 
07.10.2019Search fee paid 
07.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/03]
12.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
21.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.04.2023Fee for grant paid
06.04.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.04.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.05.2023
CZ24.05.2023
DK24.05.2023
EE24.05.2023
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASSP.1980.1163430
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