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EP2985761 - SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/07]SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM
[2020/26]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.11.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.06.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.11.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2016/07]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Masanori
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
02 / SUGIYAMA, Akihiko
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2016/07]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2016/07]
Application number, filing date14783172.127.03.2014
[2016/07]
WO2014JP58961
Priority number, dateJP2013008341111.04.2013         Original published format: JP 2013083411
[2016/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014168021
Date:16.10.2014
Language:JA
[2014/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2985761
Date:17.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2985761
Date:13.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.10.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:G10L21/0332, G10L21/0232, G10L21/034
[2016/07]
CPC:
G10L21/0232 (EP,US); G10L21/0332 (EP,US); G10L21/034 (EP,US)
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Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2020/26]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM[2020/26]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL[2020/26]
Former [2016/07]SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM
Former [2016/07]SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM
Former [2016/07]DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL
Entry into regional phase08.10.2015Translation filed 
09.11.2015National basic fee paid 
09.11.2015Search fee paid 
09.11.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.11.2015Examination requested  [2016/07]
16.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.10.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.10.2019
07.10.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
25.03.2020Fee for grant paid
25.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
02.12.2020Information about intention to grant a patent
02.12.2020Receipt 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  08.11.2017
Opposition(s)14.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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