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EP0951797 - NOISE CONTROL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2009 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	17.06.2011	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): GR, IT, LU	published on 20.07.2011 [2011/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Umevoice Inc. 73 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949 / US
	[1999/43]
Inventor(s)	01 / TATE, Joseph, B. 300 Napa Street Sausalito, CA 94965 / US
	02 / WOLFF, Steven, B. 41 Maple Street Woodacre, CA 94973 / US
	[1999/43]
Representative(s)	Audier, Philippe André, et al BREVALEX 95 rue d'Amsterdam 75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2003/02]	Audier, Philippe André, et al Brevalex, 3, rue du Docteur Lancereaux 75008 Paris / FR
Former [1999/43]	Des Termes, Monique, et al c/o Société de Protection des Inventions 3, rue du Docteur Lanceraux 75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date	98900805.7	12.01.1998
	[1999/43]
	WO1998US00026
Priority number, date	US19970787010	12.01.1997 Original published format: US 787010
	[1999/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9831186
	Date:	16.07.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/28]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0951797
	Date:	27.10.1999
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1999/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0951797
	Date:	10.12.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	16.07.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.03.2006
Classification	IPC:	H04R1/00, H04R1/38	[2006/19]
	CPC:	H04R1/04 (EP,US); H04R1/00 (KR); H04R1/086 (EP,US); H04R1/342 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1999/43]	H04R1/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1999/43]
Extension states	AL	16.03.1999
	LT	16.03.1999
	LV	16.03.1999
	MK	16.03.1999
	RO	16.03.1999
	SI	16.03.1999
Title	German:	LÄRMKONTROLLGERÄT	[1999/43]
	English:	NOISE CONTROL DEVICE	[1999/43]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ANTIBRUIT	[1999/43]
Entry into regional phase	16.03.1999	National basic fee paid
	16.03.1999	Search fee paid
	16.03.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.03.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	02.06.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	16.03.1999	Examination requested [1999/43]
	08.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.02.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.07.2008	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	27.10.2008	Fee for grant paid
	27.10.2008	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	11.09.2009	No opposition filed within time limit [2009/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.01.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.01.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	20.01.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.07.2005	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 09
	29.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 10
	25.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 11
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.01.2005	08 M06 Fee paid on 25.07.2005
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	10.12.2008
	BE	10.12.2008
	DK	10.12.2008
	IT	10.12.2008
	IE	12.01.2009
	LU	12.01.2009
	CH	31.01.2009
	LI	31.01.2009
	MC	31.01.2009
	SE	10.03.2009
	GR	11.03.2009
	PT	11.05.2009
	[2011/25]
Former [2010/07]	AT	10.12.2008
	BE	10.12.2008
	DK	10.12.2008
	IE	12.01.2009
	CH	31.01.2009
	LI	31.01.2009
	MC	31.01.2009
	SE	10.03.2009
	PT	11.05.2009
Former [2010/05]	AT	10.12.2008
	BE	10.12.2008
	DK	10.12.2008
	CH	31.01.2009
	LI	31.01.2009
	MC	31.01.2009
	SE	10.03.2009
	PT	11.05.2009
Former [2009/32]	BE	10.12.2008
Documents cited:	Search	[A] US4850016 (GROVES RONALD J et al.) [A] 1-24 * column 2, line 65 - column 4, line 11; figure 1 *
		[A] JPH098888
		[A] US5329593 (LAZZERONI JOHN J et al.) [A] 1,9,15 * column 6, line 44 - column 10, line 39; figures 1-4 *
		[A] US5282245 (ANDERSON CARL R et al.) [A] 1,9,15 * column 3, line 43 - column 7, line 15; figures 1-4,6,7 *
		[A] FR517422 (MIESSNER INV S CORP et al.) [A] 1,9,15 * the whole document *
		[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 05 30 May 1997 (1997-05-30) [A] 1-24 * abstract *

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