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EP3089431 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CALL QUALITY OF HANDS-FREE CALL DEVICE, AND HANDS-FREE CALL DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qingdao Goertek Technology Co., Ltd.
5F No.3 Building Fortune Center
No.18 Qinling Road
Laoshan District
Qingdao, Shandong 266061 / CN
[2016/44]
Inventor(s)01 / HUA, Yang
5F
No.3 Building Fortune Center
No.18 Qinling Road
Laoshan District
Qingdao City Shandong 266061 / CN
02 / ZHOU, Hongwei
5F
No.3 Building Fortune Center
No.18 Qinling Road
Laoshan District
Qingdao City Shandong 266061 / CN
 [2016/44]
Representative(s)LKGLOBAL Lorenz & Kopf Patentanwalt Attorney at Law PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/44]Kopf Westenberger Wachenhausen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Brienner Straße 11
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date15814169.729.06.2015
[2016/44]
WO2015CN82634
Priority number, dateCN20141030743030.06.2014         Original published format: CN201410307430
[2016/44]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016000585
Date:07.01.2016
Language:ZH
[2016/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3089431
Date:02.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN07.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04M1/60, H04M1/725, G01L21/02, H04R3/00, H04M1/03, // G10L21/02, G10L21/0208, G10L21/0216
[2017/47]
CPC:
H04R3/005 (EP,US); H04M1/6033 (KR,US); H04M1/6041 (CN);
G01L21/02 (KR); H04M1/03 (CN,US); H04M1/72448 (CN);
H04M1/725 (KR); H04R1/326 (CN); G10L2021/02166 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/44]H04M1/60, H04M1/725, G01L21/02
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 [2016/44]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER RUFQUALITÄT VON FREISPRECHVORRICHTUNGEN UND FREISPRECHVORRICHTUNG[2016/44]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING CALL QUALITY OF HANDS-FREE CALL DEVICE, AND HANDS-FREE CALL DEVICE[2016/44]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR L'AMELIORATION DE LA QUALITE D'APPELS DE DISPOSITIF D'APPEL MAINS LIBRES, ET DISPOSITIF D'APPEL MAINS LIBRES[2016/44]
Entry into regional phase29.07.2016Translation filed 
29.07.2016National basic fee paid 
29.07.2016Search fee paid 
29.07.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
29.07.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.07.2016Examination requested  [2016/44]
18.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/33]
03.12.2019Date of oral proceedings
07.01.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
22.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP1206161  (SONY INT EUROPE GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0001] , [0016] - [0025]; figures 1-4 *;
 [X]EP1489596  (SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB [SE]) [X] 1-8 * paragraphs [0001] , [0035] - [0043]; figures 1,2 *;
 [XI]US2007025562  (ZALEWSKI GARY M [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5,6 * paragraphs [0023] - [0026] - [0037] - [0045] - [0116]; figures 1A-1J * [I] 4,7,8;
 [A]US2013329923  (BOUSE VACLAV [DE]) [A] 1-8* paragraphs [0059] - [0070]; figures 1-8 *
International search[A]CN102111697  (GOER ACOUSTICS CO LTD) [A] 1-10 * , the whole document *;
 [A]CN103079148  (ZTE CORP) [A] 1-10 * , the whole document *;
 [X]CN103475974  (SIEMENS MEDICAL INSTR PTE LTD) [X] 1, 6, 10 * , description, paragraphs [0058]-[0067], and figures 4-8 *;
 [A]CN103634721  (LENOVO BEIJING LTD) [A] 1-10* , the whole document *;
 [PX]CN104052851  (QINGDAO GOERTEK CO LTD) [PX] 1-10 * , claims 1-10 *
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