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EP4198974 - DECODING AUDIO BITSTREAMS WITH ENHANCED SPECTRAL BAND REPLICATION METADATA IN AT LEAST ONE FILL ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.11.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.05.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LV, PT
published on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby International AB
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
[2023/25]
Inventor(s)01 / VILLEMOES, Lars
113 30 Stockholm / SE
02 / PURNHAGEN, Heiko
113 30 Stockholm / SE
03 / EKSTRAND, Per
113 30 Stockholm / SE
 [2023/25]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[2023/25]
Application number, filing date23154574.010.03.2016
[2023/25]
Priority number, dateEP2015015906713.03.2015         Original published format: EP 15159067
US201562133800P16.03.2015         Original published format: US 201562133800 P
[2023/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4198974
Date:21.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4198974
Date:07.02.2024
Language:EN
[2024/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/16, G10L19/24, G10L21/038, // G10L19/035
[2023/25]
CPC:
G10L19/167 (EP,CN,IL,KR,US); G10L19/24 (EP,CN,IL,KR,RU,US); G10L19/035 (EP,CN,IL,KR,US);
G10L19/16 (IL,RU); G10L21/038 (EP,CN,IL,KR,RU,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 [2023/34]
Former [2023/25]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:DECODIERUNG VON AUDIOBITSTRÖMEN MIT ERWEITERTEN SPEKTRALBANDREPLIKATIONSMETADATEN IN MINDESTENS EINEM FÜLLELEMENT[2023/25]
English:DECODING AUDIO BITSTREAMS WITH ENHANCED SPECTRAL BAND REPLICATION METADATA IN AT LEAST ONE FILL ELEMENT[2023/25]
French:DÉCODAGE DE FLUX BINAIRES AUDIO AVEC DES MÉTADONNÉES DE RÉPLICATION DE BANDE SPECTRALE AMÉLIORÉE DANS AU MOINS UN ÉLÉMENT DE REMPLISSAGE[2023/25]
Examination procedure14.07.2023Examination requested  [2023/34]
14.07.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.11.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.01.2024Fee for grant paid
03.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16765449.0  / EP3268956
EP21193211.6  / EP3985667
Divisional application(s)EP24150177.4  / EP4328909
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
01.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
01.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
01.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
01.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
22.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHR07.02.2024
LT07.02.2024
LV07.02.2024
RS07.05.2024
GR08.05.2024
IS07.06.2024
PT07.06.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/35]HR07.02.2024
LT07.02.2024
RS07.05.2024
GR08.05.2024
IS07.06.2024
Former [2024/33]LT07.02.2024
IS07.06.2024
Former [2024/32]IS07.06.2024
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