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EP About this file: EP3166328

EP3166328 - SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.02.2022
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.02.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.10.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/19]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / HAYASHI, Shigetoshi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / ASADA, Kohei
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/19]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2017/19]
Application number, filing date15814127.515.05.2015
[2017/19]
WO2015JP64103
Priority number, dateJP2014013610301.07.2014         Original published format: JP 2014136103
[2017/19]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016002366
Date:07.01.2016
Language:JA
[2016/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3166328
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3166328
Date:24.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/10, G10K11/178
[2017/19]
CPC:
G10K11/17857 (EP,US); G10K11/17825 (EP,US); G10K11/17827 (EP,US);
G10K11/17853 (EP,US); G10K11/17873 (EP,US); G10K11/17875 (EP,US);
G10K11/17881 (EP,US); G10K11/17885 (EP,US); H04R1/10 (EP,US);
H04R1/1083 (EP); H04R29/001 (US); H04R5/04 (US);
G10K2210/1081 (EP,US); H04R2460/01 (EP,US); H04R2460/15 (US) (-)
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 [2017/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2017/19]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2017/19]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2017/19]
Entry into regional phase08.11.2016Translation filed 
08.11.2016National basic fee paid 
08.11.2016Search fee paid 
08.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
08.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/19]
08.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.02.2021Fee for grant paid
15.02.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.02.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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