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EP3254385 - COMMUNICATING DATA WITH AUDIBLE HARMONIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.11.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.12.2016
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
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2017/50]
Inventor(s)01 / SMUS, Boris
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
02 / GETREUER, Pascal Tom
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
 [2017/50]
Representative(s)Anderson, Oliver Ben, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2017/50]
Application number, filing date16814964.925.05.2016
[2017/50]
WO2016US34134
Priority number, dateUS20151474868024.06.2015         Original published format: US201514748680
[2017/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016209510
Date:29.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3254385
Date:13.12.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.12.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3254385
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR29.12.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:G10H1/00, G10H1/38, H04B11/00, G10H1/26
[2019/47]
CPC:
H04B11/00 (EP,CN,US); G10H1/0058 (EP,CN,US); G10H1/26 (EP,US);
G10H1/38 (EP,CN,US); G10H2210/066 (EP,CN,US); G10H2210/086 (EP,CN,US);
G10H2240/251 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/46]H04B11/00, G10H1/26
Former IPC [2017/50]H04B11/00
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 [2017/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ÜBERTRAGUNG VON DATEN MIT HÖRBAREN HARMONIEN[2017/50]
English:COMMUNICATING DATA WITH AUDIBLE HARMONIES[2017/50]
French:COMMUNICATION DE DONNÉES À HARMONIES AUDIBLES[2017/50]
Entry into regional phase06.09.2017National basic fee paid 
06.09.2017Search fee paid 
06.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
06.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/50]
06.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.03.2020Fee for grant paid
24.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPS6257325  (TOKIEDA NAOMITSU) [X] 1,2,10,15 * pages 3-4 * * abstract *;
 [X]US5915237  (BOSS DALE [US], et al) [X] 1,2,10,15 * abstract ** column 3, line 55 - column 10, line 33 *;
 [X]KR20020048314  (CHO SEUNG YUN [KR], et al) [X] 1,2,8,10,15 * abstract *;
 [XI]EP1457971  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-7,9-13,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0045] * [I] 8,14;
 [X]KR20070029987  (KIM JUN SIK [KR]) [X] 1,2,8,10,15 * abstract * * pages 8-9 *;
 [X]US2014200882  (XIA BINQIANG [CN], et al) [X] 1,2,10,15 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0037] *
International search[A]EP1161075  (YAMAHA CORP [JP]) [A] 1-20* See paragraphs [0022]-[0028]; claim 1; and figure 2. *;
 [A]US7069211  (CHIU GORDON W [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See column 2, lines 18-30; column 3, line 33 - column 5, line 47; column 6, lines 1-16; claim 1; and figures 2-5. *;
 [A]US7349481  (STEENTRA JACK [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * See column 3, line 24 - column 5, line 38; claim 1; and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]JP2012015853  (KYOCERA CORP) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0028]-[0034], [0038], [0051]-[0064]; and figures 15-17. *;
 [A]US2013058507  (ARKNAES-PEDERSEN LARS [DK], et al) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0110]-[0114]; claim 22; and figures 9, 12. *
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