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EP3120346 - RESIDUAL ENCODING IN AN OBJECT-BASED AUDIO SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.10.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DTS, Inc.
5220 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas, CA 91302 / US
[2017/04]
Inventor(s)01 / KALKER, Antonius
1378 Cuernavaca Circulo
Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
02 / SEROUSSI, Gadiel
1123 Milky Way
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
 [2017/04]
Representative(s)Müller, Wolfram Hubertus
Patentanwalt
Teltower Damm 15
14169 Berlin / DE
[2017/04]
Application number, filing date15764758.704.03.2015
[2017/04]
WO2015US18804
Priority number, dateUS201461968111P20.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461968111 P
US20151462054412.02.2015         Original published format: US201514620544
[2017/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015142524
Date:24.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3120346
Date:25.01.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3120346
Date:08.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US24.09.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/008, G10L19/20
[2017/45]
CPC:
G10L19/008 (EP,KR,US); G10L19/00 (KR); G10L19/20 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/04]G10L19/00
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 [2017/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:RESTCODIERUNG IN EINEM OBJEKTBASIERTEN AUDIOSYSTEM[2017/04]
English:RESIDUAL ENCODING IN AN OBJECT-BASED AUDIO SYSTEM[2017/04]
French:CODAGE RÉSIDUEL DANS UN SYSTÈME AUDIO À BASE D'OBJETS[2017/04]
Entry into regional phase20.10.2016National basic fee paid 
20.10.2016Search fee paid 
20.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
20.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/04]
20.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.10.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.02.2019Fee for grant paid
18.02.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.02.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.02.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU04.03.2015
AL08.05.2019
AT08.05.2019
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EE08.05.2019
FI08.05.2019
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMM.2011.2168197
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