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EP About this file: EP3474576

EP3474576 - ACTIVE ACOUSTICS CONTROL FOR NEAR- AND FAR-FIELD AUDIO OBJECTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.04.2023
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.09.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 22.05.2024 [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2022/24]
Former [2019/17]For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
Inventor(s)01 / TSINGOS, Nicolas R.
c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
 [2019/17]
Representative(s)Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2022/24]Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
Mr Treublaan 7
1097 DP Amsterdam / NL
Former [2019/17]Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
Apollo Building, 3E
Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
Application number, filing date18200878.917.10.2018
[2019/17]
Priority number, dateEP2017019707318.10.2017         Original published format: EP 17197073
[2019/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3474576
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3474576
Date:15.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04S7/00, // H04R3/02, H04R3/00
[2019/17]
CPC:
H04S7/303 (EP); A63F13/54 (EP); H04R3/005 (EP);
H04R3/02 (EP); H04S2400/11 (EP); H04S2400/15 (EP);
H04S7/304 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/49]
Former [2019/17]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:AKTIVE AKUSTISCHE STEUERUNG VON AUDIOOBJEKTEN IM NAH- UND FERNFELD[2019/17]
English:ACTIVE ACOUSTICS CONTROL FOR NEAR- AND FAR-FIELD AUDIO OBJECTS[2019/17]
French:CONTRÔLE ACOUSTIQUE ACTIF POUR LES SONS DE CHAMP PROCHE ET LOINTAIN[2019/17]
Examination procedure22.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
24.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.05.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
06.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.12.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
05.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.05.2022Fee for grant paid
04.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
04.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22178619.7  / EP4093058
Opposition(s)16.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
20.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.10.2018
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1364690  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0066] - [0067] *;
 [A]WO2013006330  (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0174] - [0192] *;
 [A]DE102011119642  (SHURE EUROP GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0029] - [0040] *;
 [A]  - Christian Müller-Tomfelde, "HYBRID SOUND REPRODUCTION IN AUDIO-AUGMENTED REALITY", 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio, (20020601), URL: http://www.aes.org/tmpFiles/elib/20180323/11134.pdf, (20180323), XP055462194 [A] 1-15 * sections 3.1, 3.2 *
by applicant   - V. PULKKI, "Compensating Displacement of Amplitude-Panned Virtual Sources", Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Conference on Virtual, Synthetic and Entertainment Audio, pages 3 - 4
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