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EP3876554 - CHARGING AND DISINFECTING STATION FOR A HEARING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.06.2023
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sonova AG
Laubisrütistrasse 28
8712 Stäfa / CH
[2021/36]
Inventor(s)01 / RIEPENHOFF, Matthias
Eichstutz 2
8634 Hombrechtikon / CH
 [2021/36]
Application number, filing date20160354.502.03.2020
[2021/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3876554
Date:08.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04R25/00, A61L2/10
[2021/36]
CPC:
H04R25/305 (EP); A61L2/10 (EP); A61L2202/122 (EP);
A61L2202/24 (EP); H04R2225/31 (EP); H04R2460/17 (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 [2022/12]
Former [2021/36]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:LADE- UND DESINFEKTIONSSTATION FÜR EIN HÖRGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN BETRIEB[2021/36]
English:CHARGING AND DISINFECTING STATION FOR A HEARING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION[2021/36]
French:STATION DE CHARGEMENT ET DE DÉSINFECTION D'UN DISPOSITIF AUDITIF ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2021/36]
Examination procedure15.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/12]
15.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]KR20110071183  (MTEK VISION CO LTD [KR]) [I] 1-7,9-15* the whole document *;
 [A]US2012216418  (SERMAN MAJA [DE], et al) [A] 3-8,14 * paragraphs [0010] - [0017] - [0 36] - [0043]; figures 1-4 *;
 [Y]US2019299260  (SHATALOV MAXIM S [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] - [0007] - [0 37] - [0041] *;
 [YD]WO2019236109  (SERENE GROUP INC [US]) [YD] 1-15 * paragraphs [0001] , [00 3] , [0 18] - [0028] - [0 39]; figures 1-5 *
by applicantWO2019236109
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