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EP3229492 - MICROPHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.09.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2017/41]
Inventor(s)01 / DING, Jun
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / LEE, Fang-Ching
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2017/41]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2017/41]
Application number, filing date14908787.625.12.2014
[2017/41]
WO2014CN94978
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016101219
Date:30.06.2016
Language:ZH
[2016/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3229492
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3229492
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN30.06.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/04, H04R31/00, // H04R1/08
[2020/16]
CPC:
H04R31/00 (EP,US); H04R19/04 (KR,US); H04R1/04 (EP,US);
H04R31/006 (KR); H04R1/083 (EP,US); H04R2201/003 (EP,US);
H04R2499/11 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/49]H04R31/00, H04R1/08
Former IPC [2017/41]H04R19/04
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 [2017/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:MIKROFON[2020/19]
English:MICROPHONE[2017/41]
French:MICROPHONE[2017/41]
Former [2017/41]Mikrofon
Entry into regional phase03.07.2017Translation filed 
03.07.2017National basic fee paid 
03.07.2017Search fee paid 
03.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/41]
03.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
07.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2020Fee for grant paid
15.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
18.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
17.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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