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EP4235440 - CONCEPT FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PARAMETRIC MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO CODING AND MATRIXED-SURROUND MULTI-CHANNEL CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip13.05.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
For all designated states
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
1275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
[2023/38]
Former [2023/35]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
For all designated states
Agere Systems, Inc.
1110 American Parkway, NE
Allentown, PA 18109 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hilpert, Johannes
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / Faller, Christof
8606 Greifensee / CH
03 / Linzmeier, Karsten
90491 Nürnberg / DE
04 / Sperschneider, Ralph
91058 Erlangen / DE
 [2023/35]
Representative(s)Zinkler, Franz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2023/35]
Application number, filing date23180543.321.06.2006
[2023/35]
Priority number, dateUS20050701001P19.07.2005         Original published format: US 701001 P
US2005032396529.12.2005         Original published format: US 323965
[2023/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4235440
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4235440
Date:25.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:G10L19/008, G06F12/0815, // H04S3/02
[2023/43]
CPC:
G10L19/008 (EP,BR,KR,NO,US); G06F12/0815 (BR,US); H04R5/00 (KR);
H04S3/02 (EP,BR,KR,NO,US)
Former IPC [2023/35]G06F12/0815
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2023/35]
TitleGerman:KONZEPT ZUR ÜBERBRÜCKUNG DER LÜCKE ZWISCHEN PARAMETRISCHER MEHRKANAL-AUDIOCODIERUNG UND MATRIX-SURROUND-MEHRKANAL-CODIERUNG[2023/35]
English:CONCEPT FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PARAMETRIC MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO CODING AND MATRIXED-SURROUND MULTI-CHANNEL CODING[2023/35]
French:LOGIQUE POUR COMBLER L'ÉCART ENTRE LE CODAGE PARAMÉTRIQUE DE L'AUDIO MULTICANAL ET LE CODAGE MULTICANAL DE L'AMBIOPHONIE MATRICÉE[2023/35]
Examination procedure21.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/35]
26.09.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.10.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06743182.5  / EP1908056
EP18180076.4  / EP3404656
Divisional application(s)EP23214132.5  / EP4307124
EP23214133.3  / EP4307125
EP23214134.1  / EP4307126
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 11
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 14
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 15
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 16
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 17
21.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 18
13.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 19
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1376538  (AGERE SYSTEMS INC [US]);
by applicantEP1376538
 US2005157883
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