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EP3281197 - AUDIO ENCODER AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2020
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.04.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.02.2017
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
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung E.V.
Hansastrasse 27C
80686 München / DE
[2018/07]
Inventor(s)01 / BÄCKSTRÖM, Tom
Bauerngasse 8-12
90443 Nürnberg / DE
02 / JOKINEN, Emma
Konalantie 18 C 43
00370 Helsinki / FI
 [2018/07]
Representative(s)Zimmermann, Tankred Klaus, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2018/07]
Application number, filing date16714448.406.04.2016
[2018/07]
WO2016EP57514
Priority number, dateEP2015016305509.04.2015         Original published format: EP 15163055
[2018/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016162375
Date:13.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3281197
Date:14.02.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3281197
Date:15.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/08
[2018/07]
CPC:
G10L19/08 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G10L19/032 (RU,US); G10L19/12 (KR);
G10L21/0232 (RU,US); G10L21/0364 (KR); G10L2019/0011 (US);
G10L2019/0016 (KR) (-)
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 [2018/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUDIOCODIERER UND VERFAHREN ZUR CODIERUNG EINES AUDIOSIGNALS[2018/07]
English:AUDIO ENCODER AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL[2018/07]
French:CODEUR AUDIO ET PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE D'UN SIGNAL AUDIO[2018/07]
Entry into regional phase28.09.2017National basic fee paid 
28.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
28.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/07]
28.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2019Fee for grant paid
25.03.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.03.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.02.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
04.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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