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EP About this file: EP3445066

EP3445066 - CARTILAGE CONDUCTION AUDIO SYSTEM FOR EYEWEAR DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.08.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Facebook Technologies, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2019/08]
Inventor(s)01 / MILLER, Antonio John
c/o Oculus VR, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA California 94025 / US
02 / MEHRA, Ravish
c/o Oculus VR, LLC
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park, CA California 94025 / US
 [2019/08]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/24]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Former [2019/08]Schröer, Gernot H.
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Bankgasse 3
90402 Nürnberg / DE
Application number, filing date18189104.515.08.2018
[2019/08]
Priority number, dateUS20171568083618.08.2017         Original published format: US201715680836
WO2018IB4604609.08.2018         Original published format: PCT/US2018/046046
[2019/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3445066
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3445066
Date:16.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/26, // H04R1/02, H04R29/00, H04R1/10, H04S7/00, H04R7/12
[2019/08]
CPC:
H04R1/26 (EP); H04R1/028 (EP); H04R1/1091 (EP);
H04R2460/13 (EP); H04R29/001 (EP); H04R7/12 (EP);
H04S7/301 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/39]
Former [2019/08]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:KNORPELLEITERAUDIOSYSTEM FÜR BRILLENVORRICHTUNGEN[2019/08]
English:CARTILAGE CONDUCTION AUDIO SYSTEM FOR EYEWEAR DEVICES[2019/08]
French:SYSTÈME AUDIO DE CONDUCTION DU CARTILAGE POUR DISPOSITIFS DE LUNETTERIE[2019/08]
Examination procedure15.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/39]
15.08.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.01.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.02.2021
03.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.02.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
05.05.2021Fee for grant paid
05.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.05.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013216052  (BRUSS JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0019] - [0032] *;
 [XYI]US9288591  (DONG JIANCHUN [US], et al) [X] 8,10,12 * column 6, lines 4-36; figure 1B * [Y] 1-7,9,11,14,15 [I] 13;
 [YA]EP3125573  (TEMCO JAPAN [JP]) [Y] 3,11 * paragraph [0011] * [A] 1,2,4-10,12-15;
 [YA]EP3160163  (OTICON MEDICAL AS [DK]) [Y] 1-7,9,14,15 * paragraphs [0010] , [0011] , [0025] , [0053] , [0054] * [A] 8,10-13
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