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EP About this file: EP1707031

EP1707031 - HEARING AID FOR PEOPLE HARD OF HEARING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2013
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SCHLEGEL, Udo D.
Zum Sundern 8
38527 Meine / DE
[2006/40]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2006/40]
Representative(s)Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/29]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Patentanwälte Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
Former [2006/40]Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch
Destouchesstrasse 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date04786997.923.09.2004
[2006/40]
WO2004EP10702
Priority number, dateDE200314403223.09.2003         Original published format: DE 10344032
[2006/40]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005029918
Date:31.03.2005
Language:DE
[2005/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1707031
Date:04.10.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1707031
Date:18.07.2012
Language:DE
[2012/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.03.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04R25/04
[2006/40]
CPC:
H04R25/552 (EP); H04R25/04 (EP); H04R25/554 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/40]
TitleGerman:HÖRSYSTEM FÜR SCHWERHÖRIGE PERSONEN[2011/29]
English:HEARING AID FOR PEOPLE HARD OF HEARING[2006/40]
French:SYSTEME AUDITIF POUR DES PERSONNES MALENTENDANTES[2011/29]
Former [2006/40]HÖRSYSTEM VERWENDBAR FÜR SCHWERHÖRIGE PERSONEN
Former [2006/40]SYSTEME AUDITIF POUVANT ETRE UTILISE PAR DES PERSONNES MALENTENDANTES
Entry into regional phase09.08.2006National basic fee paid 
09.08.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
09.08.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.07.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/40]
28.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.08.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
25.10.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.11.2011Fee for grant paid
09.11.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  28.12.2009
Opposition(s)19.04.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/26]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
25.10.2010Request for further processing filed
25.10.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.11.2010Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
28.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
09.08.2006AT   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006BE   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006BG   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006CH   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006CY   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006CZ   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006DE   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006DK   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006EE   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006ES   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006FI   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006FR   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006GB   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006GR   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006HU   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006IE   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006IT   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006LU   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006MC   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006NL   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006PL   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006PT   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006RO   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006SE   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006SI   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006SK   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
09.08.2006TR   M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
09.08.2006M01   Fee paid on   09.08.2006
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.201007   M06   Fee paid on   31.03.2011
30.09.201108   M06   Fee paid on   30.03.2012
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.09.2004
CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
TR18.07.2012
AT23.09.2012
IE23.09.2012
LU23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
TR18.07.2012
AT23.09.2012
IE23.09.2012
LU23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2014/21]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
TR18.07.2012
AT23.09.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2014/09]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
AT23.09.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/46]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/40]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
FR01.10.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/34]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
BG18.10.2012
GB18.10.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/33]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
IE23.09.2012
BE30.09.2012
CH30.09.2012
LI30.09.2012
MC30.09.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/23]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
RO18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
SK18.07.2012
MC30.09.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/22]CY18.07.2012
CZ18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
EE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
MC30.09.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/21]CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
MC30.09.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/20]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
MC30.09.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/15]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/13]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/12]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
Former [2013/11]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
PL18.07.2012
SI18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
Former [2013/10]CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
Former [2013/09]FI18.07.2012
Cited inInternational search[X]JPS5592100  ;
 [XY]EP0723381  (POETSCH MARKUS) [X] 1,5-17,20-24,26,28-37 * the whole document * [Y] 2-4,18,19,25,27,38;
 [Y]US6387039  (MOSES RON L) [Y] 2-4 * column 3, line 30 - column 4, line 38 *;
 [Y]US4852177  (AMBROSE STEPHEN D) [Y] 2-4 * column 1, line 5 - column 2, line 12 * * column 5, line 27 - line 50 *;
 [Y]US5887070  (WILSON DONALD L ET AL) [Y] 2-4 * column 1, line 12 - line 59 * * column 3, line 2 - line 6 *;
 [Y]US6041129  (ADELMAN ROGER A) [Y] 2-4,18,19,25,27 * column 4, line 21 - line 29 * * column 4, line 65 - column 5, line 18 * * column 12, line 31 - line 51 * * column 17, line 19 - line 63 *;
 [Y]DE10147812  (SIEMENS AUDIOLOGISCHE TECHNIK) [Y] 38 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19801004), vol. 004, no. 141, Database accession no. (E - 028), & JP55092100 A 19800712 (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [X] 1,35 * abstract *
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