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EP4123643 - ENHANCEMENT OF SPATIAL AUDIO SIGNALS BY MODULATED DECORRELATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.01.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.12.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 19.06.2024  [2024/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2023/10]
Former [2023/04]For all designated states
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MCGRATH, David S.
McMahons Point, NSW 2060 / AU
 [2023/04]
Representative(s)Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
[2024/25]
Former [2023/04]AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date22170424.002.03.2016
[2023/04]
Priority number, dateUS201562127613P03.03.2015         Original published format: US 201562127613 P
US201662298905P23.02.2016         Original published format: US 201662298905 P
[2023/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4123643
Date:25.01.2023
Language:EN
[2023/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4123643
Date:19.06.2024
Language:EN
[2024/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/008
[2023/04]
CPC:
G10L19/008 (EP,CN,US); H04S3/008 (CN,US); H04S2400/11 (EP,CN)
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 [2023/34]
Former [2023/04]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:VERBESSERUNG VON RÄUMLICHEN AUDIOSIGNALEN DURCH MODULIERTE DEKORRELATION[2023/04]
English:ENHANCEMENT OF SPATIAL AUDIO SIGNALS BY MODULATED DECORRELATION[2023/04]
French:AMÉLIORATION DE SIGNAUX AUDIO SPATIAUX PAR DÉCORRÉLATION MODULÉE[2023/04]
Examination procedure19.07.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2023Examination requested  [2023/34]
19.07.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.01.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2024Fee for grant paid
09.05.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.05.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16718934.9  / EP3266021
EP19172220.6  / EP3611727
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
29.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
20.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2009240503  (MIYASAKA SHUJI [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2011090834  (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US], et al);
 [A]EP2830333  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al)
by applicantEP20190172220
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