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EP About this file: EP3346724

EP3346724 - VEHICLE SPEAKER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.02.2024
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.10.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip18.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT, SM		published on 20.11.2024 [2024/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alpine Electronics, Inc.
1-1-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2018/28]
Inventor(s)01 / Tanabe, Kei
c/o Alpine Electronics, Inc.
20-1, Yoshima-kogyodanchi
Iwaki-city, Fukushima / JP
 [2018/28]
Representative(s)Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Pelkovenstraße 143
80992 München / DE
[2024/10]
Former [2018/28]Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date17209729.721.12.2017
[2018/28]
Priority number, dateJP2017000111206.01.2017         Original published format: JP 2017001112
[2018/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3346724
Date:11.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3346724
Date:06.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/02, B60R11/02
[2018/28]
CPC:
B60R11/0217 (EP,US); H04R1/023 (EP,US); H04R1/025 (US);
H04R1/028 (EP,US); H04R1/021 (EP,US); H04R2499/13 (EP,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 [2019/08]
Former [2018/28]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGLAUTSPRECHERSYSTEM[2018/28]
English:VEHICLE SPEAKER SYSTEM[2018/28]
French:SYSTÈME DE HAUT-PARLEUR DE VÉHICULE[2018/28]
Examination procedure08.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/08]
08.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.09.2023
20.09.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.01.2024Fee for grant paid
24.01.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.01.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NL06.03.2024
SE06.03.2024
SM06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
RS06.06.2024
GR07.06.2024
IS06.07.2024
PT08.07.2024
[2024/47]
Former [2024/46]BG06.03.2024
ES06.03.2024
FI06.03.2024
HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
LV06.03.2024
NL06.03.2024
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GR07.06.2024
IS06.07.2024
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ES06.03.2024
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HR06.03.2024
LT06.03.2024
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GR07.06.2024
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NO06.06.2024
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Former [2024/33]LT06.03.2024
NO06.06.2024
Documents cited:Search[XA]US2233459  (SHOUP FREDERIC F, et al) [X] 1-9,11,12 * page 2, column 1, line 3 - page 3, column 2, line 36; figures 1-7; claim 5 * [A] 10;
 [A]US2013272537  (TADA ARATA [JP], et al) [A] 1-12* paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0012] *;
 [A]US2015030178  (SULOWSKI ADAM [DE]) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0013] *
ExaminationUS2005259841
 KR20120014293
 US2012219171
 US2016227306
by applicantJPH01126679U
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