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EP1979901 - METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.08.2016 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	19.08.2016	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 21.09.2016 [2016/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Unify GmbH & Co. KG Hofmannstrasse 51 81379 München / DE
	[2013/49]
Former [2008/42]	For all designated states Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG Hofmannstrasse 51 81379 München / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / GARTNER, Martin Husby-Sjutolft Ekolsund 23 74950 Ekolsund / SE
	02 / GEISER, Bernd Republikplatz 15 52072 Aachen / DE
	03 / JAX, Peter Am Bokemahle 8 30171 Hannover / DE
	04 / SCHANDL, Stefan Klimtgasse 6/5/4 1130 Wien / AT
	05 / TADDEI, Herve Poppeldorfer Allee 90 53115 Bonn / DE
	06 / VARY, Peter Morinerweg 1 52074 Aachen / DE
	[2015/42]
Former [2008/47]	01 / GARTNER, Martin Husby-Sjutolft Ekolsund 23 74950 Ekolsund / SE
	02 / GEISER, Bernd Republikplatz 15 52072 Aachen / DE
	03 / JAX, Peter Am Bokemahle 8 30171 Hannover / DE
	04 / SCHANDL, Stefan Klimtgasse 6/5/4 1130 Wien / AT
	05 / TADDEI, Herve Poppeldorfer Allee 90 53115 Bonn / DE
	06 / VARY, Peter Morinerweg 1 52074 Aachen / DE
Former [2008/42]	01 / GARTNER, Martin Husby-Sjutolft Ekolsund 23 74950 Ekolsund / SE
	02 / GEISER, Bernd Republikplatz 15 52072 Aachen / DE
	03 / JAX, Peter Am Wiesengarten 1 30539 Hannover / DE
	04 / SCHANDL, Stefan Klimtgasse 6/5/4 1130 Wien / AT
	05 / TADDEI, Herve Poppeldorfer Allee 90 53115 Bonn / DE
	06 / VARY, Peter Morinerweg 1 52074 Aachen / DE
Representative(s)	Fritzsche, Thomas, et al Fritzsche Patent Naupliastraße 110 81545 München / DE
	[2015/42]
Former [2009/24]	Fritzsche, Thomas, et al Fritzsche Patent Naupliastrasse 110 81545 München / DE
Former [2008/42]	Maier, Daniel Oliver Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
Former [2008/41]	Maier, Daniel Oliver Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06706508.6	31.01.2006
	[2008/42]
	WO2006EP00812
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2007087824
	Date:	09.08.2007
	Language:	DE
	[2007/32]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1979901
	Date:	15.10.2008
	Language:	DE
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1979901
	Date:	14.10.2015
	Language:	DE
	[2015/42]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	09.08.2007
Classification	IPC:	G10L19/02, G10L21/038	[2015/20]
	CPC:	G10L19/0208 (EP,US); G10L21/038 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2008/42]	G10L21/02
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, SE [2015/42]
Former [2009/09]	DE, FR, GB, IT, SE
Former [2008/42]	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
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	YU	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNGEN ZUR AUDIOSIGNALKODIERUNG	[2008/42]
	English:	METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODING	[2008/42]
	French:	PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIFS POUR LE CODAGE DE SIGNAUX AUDIO	[2008/42]
Entry into regional phase	12.06.2008	National basic fee paid
	12.06.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	12.06.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	12.06.2008	Examination requested [2008/42]
	01.09.2008	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	08.10.2008	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SI, SK, TR
	26.09.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.02.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.03.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.06.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.05.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.09.2015	Fee for grant paid
	01.09.2015	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.09.2015	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 26.09.2013
Opposition(s)	15.07.2016	No opposition filed within time limit [2016/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.06.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	30.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	30.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	30.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	29.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	14.10.2015
	SE	14.10.2015
	[2016/23]
Former [2016/21]	IT	14.10.2015
Cited in	International search	[A]EP0883107 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,14 * abstract * * page 2, line 17 - page 3, line 4 ** figure 1 *;
		[A]DE10041512 (INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG [DE]) [A] 1,14 * abstract * * page 4, line 16 - line 26 *;
		[XA]EP1420389 (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-11,14,15 * abstract * * page 3, lines 39-58 * * page 4, line 45 - page 5, line 9 * * page 5, line 36 - line 50 * * figures 1,3 * [A] 12,13

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