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EP0598598
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| EP0598598 - Text-to-speech processor, and parser for use in such a processor [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 01.12.2000 Database last updated on 20.12.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 01.12.2000 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 17.01.2001 [2001/03] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Canon Information Systems, Inc. 3188 Pullman Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626 / US | [2000/05] |
| Former [1994/21] | For all designated states CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 3188 Pullman Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Luther, Willis J. 5 Spicewood Way Irvine, California 92715 / US | [1994/21] | Representative(s) | Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al Beresford Crump LLP 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1994/21] | Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn London WC1R 5DJ / GB | Application number, filing date | 93309147.2 | 16.11.1993 | [1994/21] | Priority number, date | US19920978487 | 18.11.1992 Original published format: US 978487 | [1994/21] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0598598 | Date: | 25.05.1994 | Language: | EN | [1994/21] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0598598 | Date: | 02.02.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/05] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 24.03.1994 | Classification | IPC: | G06F3/16 | [1994/21] | CPC: |
G10L13/08 (EP,US);
G06F3/16 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [1994/21] | Title | German: | Prozessor zur Umwandlung von Daten in Sprache und Ablaufsteuerung hierzu | [1994/21] | English: | Text-to-speech processor, and parser for use in such a processor | [1994/21] | French: | Processeur de conversion texte-parole et utilisation d'un analyseur dans un tel processeur | [1994/21] | Examination procedure | 04.07.1994 | Examination requested [1994/35] | 24.09.1996 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 04.04.1997 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 26.01.1998 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 02.09.1998 | Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time | 12.11.1998 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.04.1999 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 24.06.1999 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 30.08.1999 | Fee for grant paid | 30.08.1999 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 03.11.2000 | No opposition filed within time limit [2001/03] | Request for further processing for: | 12.11.1998 | Request for further processing filed | 12.11.1998 | Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted | 26.11.1998 | Decision despatched | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 23.11.1995 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 20.11.1996 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 19.11.1997 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 19.11.1998 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 19.11.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 07 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [X]EP0405029 (LEMELSON JEROME H [US]) [X] 1-9,14,15,22,23,26,28,29,31-33,40,47,48,51,53,54 * figures 1,2 * * column 4, line 6 - column 7, line 4 * * column 7, line 30 - column 8, line 22 * * column 10, line 2 - column 14, line 5 *; | [A]EP0200389 (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 2,5,25,26,50,51 * figures 1,4 * * page 2, line 36 - page 3, line 20 * * page 5, line 10 - line 34 *; | [A]EP0095069 (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [A] 27,51,55 * figures 1-4 * * page 6, line 8 - page 8, line 19 * | Examination | US5157759 |