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EP About this file: EP3575957

EP3575957 - VOICE FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
[2021/03]
Former [2019/49]For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
Inventor(s)01 / PAN, Shen
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F, Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou
Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2019/49]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/27]
Former [2019/49]Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date18778228.926.03.2018
[2019/49]
WO2018CN80436
Priority number, dateCN20171021083131.03.2017         Original published format: CN201710210831
[2019/49]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018177233
Date:04.10.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3575957
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3575957
Date:07.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.10.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44, G10L15/22, G10L15/26, G10L15/32, G06F3/16
[2020/01]
CPC:
G10L15/22 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06F3/167 (EP,CN,KR,US); G10L15/08 (US);
G10L15/26 (CN,KR,US); G10L15/32 (EP,US); G10L2015/088 (US);
G10L2015/223 (CN,KR,US); G10L2015/228 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2019/49]G06F9/44
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 [2019/49]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SPRACHFUNKTIONSSTEUERUNG[2019/49]
English:VOICE FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS[2019/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMANDE DE FONCTION VOCALE[2019/49]
Entry into regional phase19.06.2019Translation filed 
19.06.2019National basic fee paid 
19.06.2019Search fee paid 
19.06.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/49]
26.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.02.2021Fee for grant paid
17.02.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.02.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.202104   M06   Fee paid on   27.05.2021
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU26.03.2018
AL07.07.2021
AT07.07.2021
CY07.07.2021
CZ07.07.2021
DK07.07.2021
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FI07.07.2021
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LT07.07.2021
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MC07.07.2021
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SK07.07.2021
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TR07.07.2021
BG07.10.2021
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GR08.10.2021
IS07.11.2021
PT08.11.2021
IE26.03.2022
LU26.03.2022
BE31.03.2022
CH31.03.2022
LI31.03.2022
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