Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2016 118 680.5 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 26, 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 118 680.5
54	Designation/title	TI	Situationsabhängiges Aufheben eines Weckwortes zum Aktivieren einer Sprachbefehlseingabe
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 30, 2016
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 6, 2017
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Nov 4, 2021
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo Switzerland International GmbH, Zug, CH
72	Inventor	IN	Weksler, Arnold S., Raleigh, N.C., US; Mese, John Carl, Cary, N.C., US; Peterson, Nathan J., Oxford, N.C., US; VanBlon, Russell Speight, Raleigh, N.C., US
74	Representative	VTR	Schweiger, Martin, Dipl.-Ing. Univ., 80469 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016118680A1 Searchable text: DE102016118680A1 Original document: DE102016118680B4 Searchable text: DE102016118680B4
	Address for service		Schweiger & Partners, 80469 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 14/872,587 Oct 1, 2015
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 10th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		51
56	Citations	CT	US020130339028A1 (US 2013 / 0 339 028 A1) US020150154954A1 (US 2015 / 0 154 954 A1) US020140229184A1 (US 2014 / 0 229 184 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 6, 2017
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Apr 6, 2017
	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 Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Aug 14, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Feb 29, 2024; Oct 6, 2023; Nov 16, 2022; Nov 3, 2022; Oct 27, 2022; Oct 8, 2022; Oct 7, 2022; Sep 3, 2022; Jun 15, 2022; May 7, 2022; Nov 4, 2021; Oct 8, 2021; Oct 7, 2021; Sep 25, 2021; Jul 27, 2021; Jul 15, 2021; Mar 12, 2021; Oct 6, 2020; Mar 26, 2020; Oct 12, 2019; Oct 9, 2018; Oct 10, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Apr 6, 2017 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	Sep 30, 2016		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Sep 30, 2016		Details anzeigen
3	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Dec 27, 2016		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Apr 6, 2017	Apr 6, 2017	Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 25, 2020		Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Mar 10, 2021		Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 11, 2021		Details anzeigen
8	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Jul 13, 2021		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Jul 26, 2021		Details anzeigen
10	Publications	Patent specification	Nov 4, 2021	Nov 4, 2021	Details anzeigen
11	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	May 6, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	Details anzeigen
12	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Aug 5, 2022	Oct 13, 2022	Details anzeigen
13	New representative details	New representative details	Nov 14, 2022		Details anzeigen
14	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	Sep 30, 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	Sep 30, 2016
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Sep 30, 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	Dec 27, 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	Apr 6, 2017
	Issue number	HN	14
	Year	PJ	2017
	Publication date	VT	Apr 6, 2017
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016118680A1 Searchable text: DE102016118680A1

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	Mar 25, 2020

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	Mar 10, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 12, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
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	Mar 11, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 12, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
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	Jul 13, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 15, 2021

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
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	Jul 26, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 27, 2021

View procedures Publications (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 4, 2021
	Issue number	HN	44
	Year	PJ	2021
	Publication date	VT	Nov 4, 2021
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102016118680B4 Searchable text: DE102016118680B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 4, 2021

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	May 6, 2022
	Issue number	HN	24
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Jun 15, 2022
	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	Jun 15, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 12)
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	Aug 5, 2022
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Oct 13, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 7, 2022

View procedures New representative details (No.: 13)
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	Nov 14, 2022
74	Representative	VTR	Schweiger, Martin, Dipl.-Ing. Univ., 80469 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Schweiger & Partners, 80469 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 16, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 14)
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