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EP About this file: EP3780647

EP3780647 - ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2023
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.10.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2021/07]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
108-0075 Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KOSAKA, Mayu
c/o SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / YAEGASHI, Taku
c/o SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / KARASAWA, Sai
c/o SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2021/07]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/07]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date19777869.930.01.2019
[2021/07]
WO2019JP03157
Priority number, dateJP2018005813926.03.2018         Original published format: JP 2018058139
[2021/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019187610
Date:03.10.2019
Language:JA
[2019/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3780647
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.10.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.04.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/10
[2021/07]
CPC:
H04R1/105 (EP,US); H04R1/1016 (EP,KR,US); H04R1/08 (US);
H04R1/1041 (US); H04R1/1066 (EP); H04R1/1075 (KR,US);
H04R2225/51 (KR); H04R2420/07 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2021/07]
TitleGerman:AKUSTIKAUSGABEVORRICHTUNG[2021/07]
English:ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICE[2021/07]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SORTIE ACOUSTIQUE[2021/07]
Entry into regional phase16.09.2020Translation filed 
26.10.2020National basic fee paid 
26.10.2020Search fee paid 
26.10.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
26.10.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.10.2020Examination requested  [2021/07]
23.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2010074462  (LEE SUNG HO [KR], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0039]; figures 1-4 *;
 [XA]WO2014162407  (PIONEER CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5,7-13 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0035]; figures 1-5 * [A] 4,6,14,15
International search[A]JPH04199999  (TERUMO CORP) [A] 1-18* , page 2, lower left column, line 4 to page 3, lower right column, line 2, fig. 1-3 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2010200074  (AUDIO TECHNICA KK) [A] 1-18 * , paragraphs [0016]-[0023], fig. 1-5 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2015076856  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP, et al) [A] 1-18 * , paragraphs [0023]-[0041], fig. 1-4 (Family: none) *
by applicantJPH0750892
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