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EP0520068 - ENCODER/DECODER FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOUND FIELDS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.03.1997
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.05.1997 [1997/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94103-4813 / US
For all designated states
Dolby, Ray Milton
3340 Jackson Street San Francisco
California 94118 / US
[N/P]
Former [1993/01]For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
100 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco California 94103-4813 / US
For all designated states
Dolby, Ray Milton
3340 Jackson Street
San Francisco California 94118 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIS, Mark, Franklin
1110 Manzanita Drive
Pacifica, CA 94044 / US
02 / TODD, Craig, Campbell
304 Durant Way
Mill Way, CA 94941 / US
03 / DOLBY, Ray
3340 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94118 / US
[1993/01]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/24]Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
D-82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Former [1993/01]Blumbach Weser Bergen Kramer Zwirner Hoffmann Patentanwälte
Radeckestrasse 43
D-81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date92904177.008.01.1992
[1993/01]
WO1992US00133
Priority number, dateUS1991063889608.01.1991         Original published format: US 638896
US1991080497611.12.1991         Original published format: US 804976
[1993/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9212607
Date:23.07.1992
Language:EN
[1992/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0520068
Date:30.12.1992
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.07.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1992/53]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0520068
Date:15.05.1996
Language:EN
[1996/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.07.1992
ClassificationIPC:H04S3/00, H04S1/00, H04B1/66
[1993/01]
CPC:
H04S3/008 (EP,US); H04S3/00 (KR); G10L19/008 (EP,US);
G11B20/00 (EP,US); G11B20/10527 (EP,US); H04H20/91 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1995/52]
Former [1993/01]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:KODIERER/DEKODIERER FÜR MEHRDIMENSIONALE SCHALLFELDER[1993/01]
English:ENCODER/DECODER FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOUND FIELDS[1993/01]
French:CODEUR/DECODEUR POUR CHAMPS SONORES A DIMENSIONS MULTIPLES[1993/01]
Entry into regional phase30.09.1992National basic fee paid 
30.09.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.1992Examination requested  [1992/53]
08.02.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.08.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
13.11.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.02.1996Fee for grant paid
16.02.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.02.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
10.01.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
10.01.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP0372601  (PHILIPS NV [NL]);
 [A]WO9009022  (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US]);
 [X]EP0402973  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]);
 [A]WO9016136  (BRITISH TELECOMM [GB])
 [A]  - ICASSP 90, INT. CONF. ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, Albuquerque, NEW MEX, USA April 3-6, 1990, vol.3, pages 1097-1100 , W.R.Th. Ten Kate et al. : ' Digital Audio Carrying Extra Information '
 [A]  - GLOBECOM '90, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference & Exhibition, December 2-5,1990 San Diego, CA, USA, vol.1 pages 405.1.1-405.1.7, Hans Georg Musmann: ' THE ISO AUDIO CODING STANDARD'
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