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EP3559940 - ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF AT LEAST ONE DETECTED FORCE FROM THE MOVEMENT OF A SENSING UNIT INTO AN AUDITORY SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.06.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 21.08.2024 [2024/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MICTIC AG
Badenerstrasse 18
8004 Zurich / CH
[2019/44]
Inventor(s)01 / NAUER, Roger
Donnerweidstrasse 14
8855 Wangen / CH
02 / RUPP, Thomas
Eichwisrain 8
8634 Hombrechtikon / CH
03 / HELLAT, Rolf
Hohlstrasse 365
8004 Zürich / CH
04 / SCHAUB, Markus
Badenerstrasse 18
8004 Zürich / CH
 [2019/44]
Representative(s)IPrime Rentsch Kaelin AG
Hirschengraben 1
8001 Zürich / CH
[2019/44]
Application number, filing date17835683.822.12.2017
[2019/44]
WO2017EP84490
Priority number, dateCH2016000174225.12.2016         Original published format: CH 17422016
[2019/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018115488
Date:28.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3559940
Date:30.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3559940
Date:07.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:G10H1/00
[2019/44]
CPC:
G10H1/0008 (EP,KR,US); G10H1/0066 (EP,KR,US); G10H2220/201 (EP,KR,US);
G10H2220/321 (EP,KR); G10H2220/395 (EP,KR,US); G10H2240/165 (EP,KR);
G10H2240/211 (EP,KR,US); G10H2240/285 (EP,KR,US); G10H2240/311 (US);
G10H2240/321 (EP,KR,US); G10H2250/371 (EP,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 [2019/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR UMWANDLUNG VON MINDESTENS EINEM ERFASSTEN KRAFT AUS DER BEWEGUNG EINER SENSOREINHEIT IN EIN HÖRBARES SIGNAL[2019/44]
English:ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF AT LEAST ONE DETECTED FORCE FROM THE MOVEMENT OF A SENSING UNIT INTO AN AUDITORY SIGNAL[2019/44]
French:AGENCEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONVERSION D'AU MOINS UNE FORCE DÉTECTÉE DU MOUVEMENT D'UNE UNITÉ DE DÉTECTION EN SIGNAL AUDITIF[2019/44]
Entry into regional phase11.07.2019National basic fee paid 
11.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
11.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
11.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.06.2022
24.05.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.06.2022
16.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
28.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
30.06.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2022Fee for grant paid
31.10.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.10.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[XYI]US5541358  (WHEATON JAMES A [US], et al) [X] 1,2,7-17,19-21 * abstract * * column 3, line 53 - column 5, line 53 * * column 6, lines 5-65 * * column 11, line 23 - column 13, line 28 * [Y] 18 [I] 3-6;
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