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EP About this file: EP3489950

EP3489950 - RESPONSE SENTENCE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/22]RESPONSE SENTENCE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND VOICE INTERACTION SYSTEM
[2020/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK, PT		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
[2019/22]
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Narimasa
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
 [2020/33]
Former [2019/22]01 / WATANABE, Narimasa
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 / JP
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/33]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
Former [2019/22]Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte - Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date18203266.430.10.2018
[2019/22]
Priority number, dateJP2017022823428.11.2017         Original published format: JP 2017228234
[2019/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3489950
Date:29.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3489950
Date:12.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:G10L15/22, G06F3/16, G10L25/63, // G10L13/00, G10L25/90, G10L15/18, G06N3/00
[2020/10]
CPC:
G10L15/22 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/167 (EP,US); G06F40/211 (CN);
G06F40/242 (US); G06F40/268 (US); G06F40/284 (CN);
G06F40/30 (US); G06F40/42 (CN); G06F40/56 (US);
G10L15/1807 (US); G10L15/1815 (KR); G10L15/26 (CN,KR,US);
G10L25/63 (EP,US); G06N3/008 (EP,US); G10L13/00 (EP,US);
G10L15/1822 (EP,US); G10L2015/088 (US); G10L2015/221 (US);
G10L2015/225 (US); G10L25/90 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/22]G10L15/22, // G10L13/00, G10L25/63, G10L25/90, G10L15/18, G06F3/16
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 [2019/22]
TitleGerman:ANTWORTSATZERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, -VERFAHREN UND -PROGRAMM[2020/10]
English:RESPONSE SENTENCE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM[2020/10]
French:APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION DE PHRASES DE RÉPONSE, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME[2020/10]
Former [2019/22]ANTWORTSATZERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, -VERFAHREN UND -PROGRAMM SOWIE SPRACHINTERAKTIONSSYSTEM
Former [2019/22]RESPONSE SENTENCE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND VOICE INTERACTION SYSTEM
Former [2019/22]APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION DE PHRASES DE RÉPONSE, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME ET SYSTÈME D'INTERACTION VOCALE
Examination procedure30.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/22]
09.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.07.2020Fee for grant paid
06.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.07.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.05.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/29]
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.10.2018
AL12.08.2020
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