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EP3206413 - CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF EARPHONE, AND EARPHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.02.2020
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  30.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 11.03.2020  [2020/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Goertek Inc.
No. 268 Dongfang Road Hi-Tech Industry District
Weifang, Shandong 261031 / CN
[2017/33]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Song
No.268 Dongfang Road
Hi-Tech Industry District
Weifang Shandong 261031 / CN
02 / LOU, Shasha
No.268 Dongfang Road
Hi-Tech Industry District
Weifang Shandong 261031 / CN
03 / LI, Bo
No.268 Dongfang Road
Hi-Tech Industry District
Weifang Shandong 261031 / CN
04 / QI, Hui
No.268 Dongfang Road
Hi-Tech Industry District
Weifang Shandong 261031 / CN
 [2017/38]
Former [2017/33]01 / LIU, Song
/ KR
02 / LOU, Shasha
/ KR
03 / LI, Bo
/ KR
04 / QI, Hui
/ KR
Representative(s)Qip Patentanwälte Dr. Kuehn & Partner mbB
Goethestraße 8
80336 München / DE
[2017/33]
Application number, filing date16798070.521.07.2016
[2017/33]
WO2016CN90873
Priority number, dateCN2015112227329.12.2015         Original published format: CN201511022273
[2017/33]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017113768
Date:06.07.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3206413
Date:16.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/33]
Type: A8 Corrected patent application 
No.:EP3206413
Date:13.12.2017
[2017/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN06.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/10, H04R3/00
[2017/46]
CPC:
H04R1/1041 (EP,US); H04R1/1083 (EP,CN,US); G08B21/182 (US);
G10K11/178 (US); H04R3/00 (EP,US); G10K2210/1081 (US);
H04R2420/07 (EP,US); H04R2430/01 (EP,US); H04R2460/01 (EP,US);
H04R2460/07 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/33]H04R1/10
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 [2017/33]
TitleGerman:OHRHÖRERSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN, OHRHÖRERSTEUERUNGSSYSTEM UND OHRHÖRER[2017/33]
English:CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF EARPHONE, AND EARPHONE[2017/33]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE D'ÉCOUTEUR, ET ÉCOUTEUR[2017/33]
Entry into regional phase29.11.2016Translation filed 
29.11.2016National basic fee paid 
29.11.2016Search fee paid 
29.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
29.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.11.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/33]
29.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.09.2019
27.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
14.10.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/11]
24.10.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
02.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2015222977  (ANGEL JR DONALD EARL [US]) [I] 1-14 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2015264469  (MURATA YASUNOBU [JP], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraphs [0165] - [0178] - [0210] *
International search[A]CN102973275  (WUXI SMART SENSING STARS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * , the whole document *;
 [A]CN204377107U  (DONGGUAN YINGTONG WIRE LTD, et al) [A] 1-15 * , the whole document *;
 [A]CN104771171  (HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMM CO LTD) [A] 1-15 * , the whole document *;
 [A]CN104954566  (SHANGHAI DROI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [A] 1-3, 6, 9-14 * , claims 1-10 *;
 [A]US2016100244  (GENTILE JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* , the whole document *;
 [PX]CN105611443  (GOERTEK INC) [PX] 1-15 * , claims 1-12 *
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