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EP0669782 - Speaker system and its support legs [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.04.2008
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.06.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 22.07.2009  [2009/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
14-6 Dougenzaka 1-chome Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150-0043 / JP
[2007/25]
Former [1995/35]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA KENWOOD
14-6 Dougenzaka 1-chome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sakamoto, Yoshio
108-6-503 Yokokawa-cho
Hachiouji-shi, Tokyo / JP
02 / Hayakawa, Junichi
1-3-11 Mukaibara, Asou-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
03 / Ohta, Syuuhei
1-8-408 Tategaoka, 1097 Tatemachi
Hachiouji-shi, Tokyo / JP
04 / Iwakura, Shirou
3-6-6 Zinmyoudai
Hamura-shi, Tokyo / JP
[1995/35]
Representative(s)Leinweber & Zimmermann
Patentanwalts-PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Viktualienmarkt 8
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Leinweber & Zimmermann
European Patent Attorneys Patentanwälte Rosental 7
80331 München / DE
Former [1995/35]Patentanwälte Leinweber & Zimmermann
Rosental 7/II Aufg.
D-80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date95102687.124.02.1995
[1995/35]
Priority number, dateJP1994005107825.02.1994         Original published format: JP 5107894
[1995/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0669782
Date:30.08.1995
Language:EN
[1995/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0669782
Date:21.04.1999
[1999/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0669782
Date:20.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04R1/02, H04R5/02, G03B21/56, F16M11/20, H04R7/04
[1998/39]
CPC:
H04R5/02 (EP,US); G03B21/56 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1995/35]H04R1/02, H04R5/02, G03B21/56
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/35]
TitleGerman:Lautsprecheranordnung und ihre Stützbeine[1995/35]
English:Speaker system and its support legs[1995/35]
French:Système de haut-parleur et ses pieds de support[1995/35]
Examination procedure05.07.1999Examination requested  [1999/35]
10.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
19.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.05.2007Fee for grant paid
07.05.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.03.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
25.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
26.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 10
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 11
27.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 12
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB24.02.2008
FR29.02.2008
[2009/30]
Documents cited:Search[XA]JPH0435400  ;
 [A]JPS6198336  ;
 [A]JPH0276400  ;
 [Y]US4201449  (CAMPION JOHN S [US], et al) [Y] 23 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0260705  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,11 * page 5, column 6 - page 7, column 43; figure - *;
 [A]US4868882  (ZIEGENBERG ALFRED [DE], et al) [A] 2,12 * column 1, line 55 - column 4, line 18; figure - *;
 [XA]US5007707  (BERTAGNI JOSE J [US]) [X] 1 * abstract * * column 3, line 67 - column 5, line 60; figures 1-5 * [A] 11;
 [XYA]US5025474  (TANAKA TSUNEO [JP], et al) [X] 1,7,11,14,18,22,24 * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 22; figure 3 * [Y] 23 [A]
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920520), vol. 016, no. 215, Database accession no. (E - 1204), & JP04035400 A 19920206 (MURATA MFG CO LTD) [X] 1 * abstract * [A] 11
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19860920), vol. 010, no. 278, Database accession no. (P - 499), & JP61098336 A 19860516 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900604), vol. 014, no. 257, Database accession no. (E - 0936), & JP02076400 A 19900315 (MURATA MFG CO LTD) [A] 1 * abstract *
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