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EP About this file: EP2208359

EP2208359 - POSITION DETERMINATION OF SOUND SOURCES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.12.2016
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.07.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 15.08.2018  [2018/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AKG Acoustics GmbH
Lemböckgasse 21 - 25
1230 Wien / AT
[2010/29]
Inventor(s)01 / REINING, Friedrich
Fesstgasse 10/22
A-1160 Vienna / AT
 [2010/29]
Representative(s)Patentanwälte Barger, Piso & Partner
Operngasse 4
P.O. Box 96
1010 Wien / AT
[2016/04]
Former [2010/29]Patentanwälte Barger, Piso & Partner
Mahlerstrasse 9 Postfach 96
1015 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date07815178.413.11.2007
[2010/29]
WO2007AT00511
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009062211
Date:22.05.2009
Language:EN
[2009/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2208359
Date:21.07.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2208359
Date:27.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/38, H04R1/40
[2010/29]
CPC:
H04R1/38 (EP,US); H04R1/406 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/04]
Former [2010/29]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:POSITIONSBESTIMMUNG VON SCHALLQUELLEN[2010/29]
English:POSITION DETERMINATION OF SOUND SOURCES[2010/29]
French:DÉTERMINATION DE POSITION DE SOURCES SONORES[2010/29]
Entry into regional phase14.06.2010National basic fee paid 
14.06.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
14.06.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.06.2010Examination requested  [2010/29]
20.07.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.11.2015Fee for grant paid
23.11.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.11.2015Receipt 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  27.07.2015
Opposition(s)28.10.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2017/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.11.2007
BE27.01.2016
CY27.01.2016
CZ27.01.2016
DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
MC27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
RO27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
SI27.01.2016
SK27.01.2016
TR27.01.2016
BG27.04.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
[2018/29]
Former [2018/28]HU13.11.2007
BE27.01.2016
CY27.01.2016
CZ27.01.2016
DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
MC27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
RO27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
SI27.01.2016
SK27.01.2016
BG27.04.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2017/15]BE27.01.2016
CZ27.01.2016
DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
RO27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
SI27.01.2016
SK27.01.2016
BG27.04.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2017/03]BE27.01.2016
CZ27.01.2016
DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
RO27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
SK27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/50]CZ27.01.2016
DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
RO27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
SK27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/49]DK27.01.2016
EE27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/46]DK27.01.2016
ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/39]ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
LV27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
SE27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/38]ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
IS27.05.2016
PT27.05.2016
Former [2016/36]ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
IT27.01.2016
LT27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
PL27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
Former [2016/35]ES27.01.2016
FI27.01.2016
NL27.01.2016
GR28.04.2016
Former [2016/30]NL27.01.2016
Cited inInternational search[DA]EP1737268  (AKG ACOUSTICS GMBH [AT]) [DA] 1-18 * page 2, paragraph 1 - page 7, paragraph L * * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US2007009115  (REINING FRIEDRICH [AT], et al) [A] 1-18 * page 1, column L, paragraph 7 - page 2, column L, paragraph 2 * * figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP1737271  (AKG ACOUSTICS GMBH [AT]) [A] 1-18 * page 2, paragraph 1 - page 6, paragraph 1 * * figures 1-5 *
 [A]  - MALHAM D, "The role of the single point soundfield microphone in surround sound systems", INTERNET CITATION, URL: http://pddocserv/specdocs/data/handbooks/AES/UK-Cnf-Proc/1998LO03/1667.p, (20051116), XP002354291 [A] 1-18 * page 53, column 2 - page 57 *
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