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EP About this file: EP1840872

EP1840872 - Speech synthesizer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.07.2009
Database last updated on 21.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.08.2009  [2009/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsumoto, Chikako c/o Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2007/40]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/40]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date06016106.402.08.2006
[2007/40]
Priority number, dateJP2006009733131.03.2006         Original published format: JP 2006097331
[2007/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1840872
Date:03.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1840872
Date:10.09.2008
Language:EN
[2008/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.2006
ClassificationIPC:G10L13/08
[2007/40]
CPC:
G10L13/10 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/24]
Former [2007/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Sprachsynthesizer[2007/40]
English:Speech synthesizer[2007/40]
French:Synthétiseur de parole[2007/40]
Examination procedure04.05.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/11]
03.04.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.07.2008Fee for grant paid
29.07.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.06.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0427485  (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 11* the whole document *;
 [Y]US2005171778  (SASAKI HITOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 5,7-10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0017] , [0130] *;
 [XY]US2005261905  (PYO KYOUNGNAN [KR], et al) [X] 1-4,6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0033] , [0035] - [0037] - [0040] * [Y] 5,7-11
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