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EP2950304 - TECHNIQUES FOR ARRANGING STAGE ELEMENTS ON A STAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.08.2022 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.05.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 19.10.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Harman International Industries, Incorporated 400 Atlantic Street, 15th Floor Stamford, CT 06901 / US
	[2015/49]
Inventor(s)	01 / MARTI, Stefan c/o Harman International Industries, Inc. 400 Atlantic Street 15th Floor Stamford, CT Connecticut 06901 / US
	02 / DI CENSO, Davide c/o Harman International Industries, Inc. 400 Atlantic Street 15th Floor Stamford, CT Connecticut 06901 / US
	[2015/49]
Representative(s)	Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner, Patentanwälte mbB Werinherstraße 79 81541 München / DE
	[2021/42]
Former [2015/49]	Westphal, Mussgnug & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Herzog-Wilhelm-Strasse 26 80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date	15165829.1	30.04.2015
	[2015/49]
Priority number, date	US201414289515	28.05.2014 Original published format: US201414289515
	[2015/49]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2950304
	Date:	02.12.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/49]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2950304
	Date:	20.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.10.2015
Classification	IPC:	G10K11/00, H04R5/02, H04R5/04, H04R29/00	[2015/49]
	CPC:	H04R5/02 (EP,US); G05D3/00 (US); G05B15/02 (US); H04R29/007 (EP,US); H04S7/30 (US); H04S7/302 (US); (+) H04R2205/024 (EP,US); H04S2400/11 (US); H04S2420/05 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2016/28]
Former [2015/49]	AL, 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
Title	German:	TECHNIKEN ZUM ANORDNEN VON BÜHNENELEMENTEN AUF EINER BÜHNE	[2015/49]
	English:	TECHNIQUES FOR ARRANGING STAGE ELEMENTS ON A STAGE	[2015/49]
	French:	TECHNIQUES POUR L'AGENCEMENT D'ÉLÉMENTS D'UNE SCÈNE SUR UNE SCÈNE	[2020/08]
	Former [2015/49]	TECHNIQUES POUR L'AGENCEMENT D'ÉLÉMENTS D'ÉTAGE SUR UN ÉTAGE
Examination procedure	02.06.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.06.2016	Examination requested [2016/28]
	22.10.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.02.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.08.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.12.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.09.2020	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.09.2020
	22.09.2020	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	15.10.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.02.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.03.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
	23.04.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.05.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	14.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	14.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	21.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[I]WO0159813 (WARNER MUSIC GROUP INC [US]) [I] 1-15 * page 7, line 26 - page 8, paragraph 23; figure 1 * * page 10, line 18 - page 14, line 9; figures 4, 5, 9 *;
		[A]WO2004030403 (TSAKIRIS VASILIS [GR]) [A] 1-15* page 1, line 45 - page 4, line 3 *;
		[XI]KR20050059840 (DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORP [KR]) [X] 1 * abstract * [I] 2-15;
		[I]KR101100165B (LG ELECTRONICS INC) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0027] * * paragraphs [0046] - [0051] * * figures 1-3 *
	Examination	- Gareth Conner, "Scenic Automation: Let's Move Stuff", (20140424), URL: https://americantheatrewing.org/how-it-works/scenic-automation-lets-move-stuff-pt1/, (20201006), XP055737296
		- Nick Farwell, "ACT Theatre using Creative Conners scenic automation", (20110331), URL: https://vimeo.com/21788246, (20201006), XP055737320
		- Creative Conners, "mtcautomation", Youtube, (20130207), page 2 pp., URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GACnaEQbQM4&feature=emb_title, (20201008), XP054980969

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