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EP3949438 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL AUDIO RENDERING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Request for examination was made Status updated on 07.01.2022 Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.10.2020
Most recent event Tooltip	05.06.2024	New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Syng, Inc. 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	[2022/06]
Inventor(s)	01 / STRINGER, Christopher, John 31 28th Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	02 / FAMILY, Afrooz 8206 McConnell Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90045 / US
	03 / RENN-GILES, Fabian 14 Otter Way West Drayton UB7 8FA / GB
	04 / NARAJOWSKI, David 600 S. Morrison Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 / US
	05 / SONG, Joshua Phillip 4571 Inglewood Blvd., Apt 2 Los Angeles, CA 90230 / US
	06 / SARCIA, Sam Rhea 8950 Bower Lane Lakeside, CA 92040 / US
	07 / MORELAND, John 22533 S Vermont Avenu, unit 8 Torrance, CA 90502 / US
	08 / PATEL, Pooja 4150 Horizon Court San Jose, CA 95148 / US
	09 / ARROCHA, Pere, Aizcorbe 1114 16th Street, Apt 5 Santa Monica, CA 90403 / US
	10 / BROWN, Matthew Studio 206, New Lab, Building 128 19 Morris Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 / US
	11 / ORDING, Bas 619 29th Street San Francisco, CA 94131 / US
	12 / TILTON, Robert 1341 N. Fuller Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 / US
	13 / COGGIN, Jay, Sterling 137 Mcguinness Blvd., Apt. 2 Brooklyn, NY 11222 / US
	14 / VETTER, Lasse 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	15 / FAN, Yuan-Yi 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	16 / KENNEDY, Zachery 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	17 / O'BRIEN, Sean Patrick 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	18 / SUDA, Nick 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	19 / MANGIAT, Stephen 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	20 / MCGEE, Ryan 210 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	21 / BEN-HAIM, Yoav 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	22 / SESTO, Adrian 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	23 / CARINO, Marc 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	24 / CHASE, Alex 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	25 / KNUDSON, Nicholas 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	26 / HOYT, Natan 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	27 / KYRIAKAKIS, Christos 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	28 / RAKES, Mark 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	29 / MIHELICH, Ryan 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	30 / THOMPSON, Nicholas 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	31 / ROBBETTS, Matthew 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	32 / SADEK, Ramy 120 Mildred Avenue Venice, CA 90291 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2022/06]	01 / STRINGER, Christopher, John Venice, CA 90291 / US
	02 / FAMILY, Afrooz Los Angeles, CA 90045 / US
	03 / RENN-GILES, Fabian West Drayton UB7 8FA / GB
	04 / NARAJOWSKI, David San Jose, CA 95126 / US
	05 / SONG, Joshua Phillip Los Angeles, CA 90230 / US
	06 / SARCIA, Sam Rhea Lakeside, CA 92040 / US
	07 / MORELAND, John Torrance, CA 90502 / US
	08 / PATEL, Pooja San Jose, CA 95148 / US
	09 / ARROCHA, Pere, Aizcorbe Santa Monica, CA 90403 / US
	10 / BROWN, Matthew Brooklyn, NY 11205 / US
	11 / ORDING, Bas San Francisco, CA 94131 / US
	12 / TILTON, Robert Los Angeles, CA 90046 / US
	13 / COGGIN, Jay, Sterling Brooklyn, NY 11222 / US
	14 / VETTER, Lasse Venice, CA 90291 / US
	15 / FAN, Yuan-Yi Venice, CA 90291 / US
	16 / KENNEDY, Zachery Venice, CA 90291 / US
	17 / O'BRIEN, Sean Patrick Venice, CA 90291 / US
	18 / SUDA, Nick Venice, CA 90291 / US
	19 / MANGIAT, Stephen Venice, CA 90291 / US
	20 / MCGEE, Ryan Venice, CA 90291 / US
	21 / BEN-HAIM, Yoav Venice, CA 90291 / US
	22 / SESTO, Adrian Venice, CA 90291 / US
	23 / CARINO, Marc Venice, CA 90291 / US
	24 / CHASE, Alex Venice, CA 90291 / US
	25 / KNUDSON, Nicholas Venice, CA 90291 / US
	26 / HOYT, Natan Venice, CA 90291 / US
	27 / KYRIAKAKIS, Christos Venice, CA 90291 / US
	28 / RAKES, Mark Venice, CA 90291 / US
	29 / MIHELICH, Ryan Venice, CA 90291 / US
	30 / THOMPSON, Nicholas Venice, CA 90291 / US
	31 / ROBBETTS, Matthew Venice, CA 90291 / US
	32 / SADEK, Ramy Venice, CA 90291 / US
Representative(s)	Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber OG Biberstraße 22 Postfach 36 1010 Wien / AT
	[2022/06]
Application number, filing date	20783235.3	02.04.2020
	[2022/06]
	WO2020US26471
Priority number, date	US201962828357P	02.04.2019 Original published format: US 201962828357 P
	US201962878696P	25.07.2019 Original published format: US 201962878696 P
	US201962935034P	13.11.2019 Original published format: US 201962935034 P
	[2022/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2020206177
	Date:	08.10.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/41]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3949438
	Date:	09.02.2022
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2022/06]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	08.10.2020
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.01.2023
Classification	IPC:	H04R1/26, H04R1/20, H04R3/12, H04R1/40, H04R1/30, H04R3/00, H04S7/00, // H04S5/00	[2023/09]
	CPC:	H04S7/30 (EP); H04R3/12 (EP,KR); H04S7/305 (KR,US); H04S5/005 (EP,KR,US); H04S7/302 (KR,US); H04R2201/401 (EP,KR); (+) H04S2400/11 (EP,KR); H04S2420/01 (EP,KR); H04S2420/11 (EP,KR) (-)
	Former IPC [2022/06]	H04R1/26, H04R1/20, H04R3/12, H04R1/40, H04R1/30, H04R3/00, H04S7/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2022/06]
Title	German:	SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR RÄUMLICHEN AUDIOWIEDERGABE	[2022/06]
	English:	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIAL AUDIO RENDERING	[2022/06]
	French:	SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE RENDU AUDIO SPATIAL	[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase	02.11.2021	National basic fee paid
	02.11.2021	Search fee paid
	02.11.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	02.11.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.11.2021	Examination requested [2022/06]
	24.08.2023	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.10.2022	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.10.2023	Renewal fee patent year 04
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.04.2022	03 M06 Fee paid on 31.10.2022
	30.04.2023	04 M06 Fee paid on 25.10.2023
	30.04.2024	05 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[YA]US2016021476 (ROBINSON CHARLES Q [US], et al) [Y] 10 * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0100] *[A] 4-9;
		[XYI]US2017374465 (FAMILY AFROOZ [US], et al) [X] 1-8 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0039]; figures 1-5 * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0062]; figures 6-9 * [Y] 10 [I] 9
	International search	[Y]US2011069856 (BLORE DAVID EDWARDS [US], et al) [Y] 3-5 * ; figures 1, 3, 8B & 9, paragraphs [0035]-[0036], & [0051] *;
		[Y]US2014219455 (PETERS NILS GÜNTHER [US], et al) [Y] 8, 11-12, 30-32, & 34-35 * ; figure 10, paragraphs [0047], [0085]-[0086], [0129], [0132], [0134]-[0135], & [0166] *;
		[XY]US2015245157 (SEEFELDT ALAN J [US]) [X] 1, 6-7, 9, 13, & 16 * ; figure 5, paragraphs [0033], [0037]-[0038], [0047]-[0064], [0089], & [0092]-[0093] * [Y] 8 & 10-11;
		[Y]US2017125030 (KOPPENS JEROEN GERARDUS HENRICUS [NL], et al) [Y] 10, 15, 30, & 33* ; figure 1, paragraphs [0011], [0086], [0093]-[0094], [0097]-[0099], [0162] *;
		[XY]US2017238090 (JOHNSON MARTIN E [US], et al) [X] 1-2 * ; figure 1, paragraphs [0029]-[0040], [0050]-[0051], & [0055] * [Y] 3-5;
		[XY]US2017374465 (FAMILY AFROOZ [US], et al) [X] 1, 6, 14, 17-21, & 26-29 * ; figures 1A, 1 B, 2B, 7, paragraphs [0024], [0033], [0037], [0041], [0040]-[0064] * [Y] 12, 15, & 30-35

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