Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2016 109 561.3 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 3, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2016 109 561.3
54	Designation/title	TI	Bestimmung eines Geräts, an dem das Audiomaterial einer Telefonkommunikation vorzulegen ist
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04M 1/60 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06F 3/16 (2006.01), H04M 1/72412 (2021.01), H04M 1/72454 (2021.01), H04M 1/725 (2021.01), H04W 4/021 (2018.01), H04W 4/80 (2018.01), H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	May 24, 2016
43	Date of first publication	OT	Dec 22, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Aug 24, 2023
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo Switzerland International GmbH, Zug, CH
72	Inventor	IN	Peterson, Nathan J., Durham, N.C., US; Speight VanBlon, Russell, Raleigh, N.C., US; Mese, John Carl, Cary, N.C., US; Weksler, Arnold S., Raleigh, N.C., US; Waltermann, Rod D., Rougemont, N.C., US
74	Representative	VTR	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016109561A1 Searchable text: DE102016109561A1 Original document: DE102016109561B4 Searchable text: DE102016109561B4
	Address for service		Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 14/745,077 Jun 19, 2015
	Due date	FT FG	May 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 11th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		31
56	Citations	CT	WO002013009319A1 (WO 2013/ 009 319 A1) US020120115464A1 (US 2012 / 0 115 464 A1) WO002013098262A1 (WO 2013/ 098 262 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Dec 22, 2016
	Number of official communications (office actions)		1
	Number of responses		1
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Dec 22, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 24, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 24, 2025 Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 17.06.2025: changed Jun 18, 2025 Applicant/owner: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 17.06.2025: new Jun 12, 2025 Due date: changed Jun 10, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Jul 25, 2024 Procedures: Examination procedure, Grant of patent has become final, 25.05.2024: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 19.06.2024: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 20.06.2024: changed Dec 22, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	May 24, 2016		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	May 24, 2016		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Sep 23, 2016		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Dec 22, 2016	Dec 22, 2016	Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jul 22, 2019		Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Nov 25, 2019		Details anzeigen
7	New representative details	New representative details	Oct 24, 2022		Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	May 16, 2023		Details anzeigen
9	Publications	Patent specification	Aug 24, 2023	Aug 24, 2023	Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	May 25, 2024	Aug 1, 2024	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 19, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
12	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 20, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
13	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 17, 2025	Jul 24, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 24, 2016

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 24, 2016
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	May 24, 2016

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 23, 2016

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 22, 2016
	Issue number	HN	51
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Dec 22, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016109561A1 Searchable text: DE102016109561A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 22, 2019

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 25, 2019

View procedures New representative details (No.: 7)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 24, 2022
74	Representative	VTR	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Schweiger & Partners, 80469 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 3, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 16, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 17, 2023

View procedures Publications (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 24, 2023
	Issue number	HN	34
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Aug 24, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016109561B4 Searchable text: DE102016109561B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 24, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 25, 2024
Issue number	HN	31
Year	PJ	2024
Publication date	VT	Aug 1, 2024
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 25, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 19, 2024
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapur, SG
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 25, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 12)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 20, 2024
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 25, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 13)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 17, 2025
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jul 24, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo Switzerland International GmbH, Zug, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 24, 2025