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EP About this file: EP3621318

EP3621318 - SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE AND SOUND OUTPUT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.10.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.11.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.07.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.08.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/11]For all designated states
SONY Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ASADA, Kohei
c/o Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
02 / IGARASHI, Go
c/o Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
03 / NAGENO, Koji
c/o Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/11]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/11]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date19200583.305.01.2017
[2020/11]
Priority number, dateJP2016001701901.02.2016         Original published format: JP 2016017019
[2020/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3621318
Date:11.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3621318
Date:22.12.2021
Language:EN
[2021/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04S1/00, H04R1/34, H04R1/10, H04R5/033, G10K15/10, H04S7/00, // H04R1/40
[2020/11]
CPC:
H04R5/033 (EP,US); G10K15/08 (US); G10K15/10 (EP,US);
H04R1/1016 (EP,US); H04R1/34 (US); H04R29/001 (US);
H04S1/00 (US); H04S7/306 (EP,US); H04R1/10 (US);
H04R1/345 (EP); H04R1/406 (EP); H04R2460/09 (EP);
H04S2400/11 (EP); H04S2420/01 (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 [2020/31]
Former [2020/11]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:TONAUSGABEVORRICHTUNG UND TONAUSGABEVERFAHREN[2020/11]
English:SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE AND SOUND OUTPUT METHOD[2020/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SORTIE SONORE ET PROCÉDÉ DE SORTIE SONORE[2020/11]
Examination procedure23.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/31]
23.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.11.2021Fee for grant paid
16.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17747137.2  / EP3413590
Opposition(s)23.09.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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BG22.03.2022
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