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Earphone - EP3223535

The patent EP3223535 was granted to Bose on Jun 28, 2023. The application was originally filed on Aug 15, 2011 under application number EP17168520A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3223535

BOSE
Application Number
EP17168520A
Filing Date
Aug 15, 2011
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
May 26, 2023
Grant Date
Jun 28, 2023
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Patent Citations (35) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (34) New

NPL citations refer to non-patent references such as research papers, articles, or other publications cited during examination or opposition phases.

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OPPOSITION- Affidavit Damir Franciskovic 10.04.2019-
OPPOSITION- Affidavit Damir Franciskovic 29.11.2017-
OPPOSITION- Affidavit Vidar Sandanger 18.04.2019-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "BOSE IE 2 AUDIO HEADPHONES Owner's Guide", BOSE, (20100000), pages 1 - 3, XP055465592-
OPPOSITION- "Bose IE 2 and MIE2 In Ear Headphone Review", YouTube Video, (20100825), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9UHl_eS4Gc, XP055465580-
OPPOSITION- Bundle of evidence regarding Sennheiser Adidas CX680-
OPPOSITION- D11-cover -letter.pdf-
OPPOSITION- D12-cover-letter.pdf-
OPPOSITION- DAVID CARNOY, "Bose debuts new in-ear headphones", CNET BEST PRODUCTS, (20100816), pages 1 - 7-
OPPOSITION- DAVID CARNOY, "Bose debuts new in-ear headphones", CNET BEST PRODUCTS, (20100816), pages 1 - 7, XP055465562-
OPPOSITION- Homepage Amazon-
OPPOSITION- Homepage Sennheiser-
OPPOSITION- Interlocutory decision in Opposition proceedings dated 11.09.2019 (EP2816815 B1)(EP 14184719.4)-
OPPOSITION- Internet download Freebit, 19.12.2008-
OPPOSITION- KIRAN PAL, "Bose IE 2, MIE2 and MIE2i in-ear Headphones Lauchned; featuring StayHear Tips", Cyber Indian, (20100825), pages 1 - 2, XP055465566-
OPPOSITION- Kiran Pal: "Bose IE2, MIE2 and MIE2i in-ear Headphones Launched; featuring StayHear Tips", published on 25.08.2010-
OPPOSITION- “Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook” edited by John Berwick-
OPPOSITION- Manual: BOSE IE2 AUDIO HEADPHONES (published 2010)-
OPPOSITION- MICHAEL HOLZINGER, "Bose IE2 Audio Headphones & Bose MIE2 Mobile Headset", Sempre Audio, (20100822), XP055465589-
OPPOSITION- Michael Holzinger, Sempre Audio, Produktbewertung Bose IE2Audio Headphones, published on 22.08.2010-
OPPOSITION- Patent Owner Bose Corporations Preliminary Response, US inter partes review IPR2017-01309 against US Patent9,036,853 (D3a)-
OPPOSITION- Patent Owner Bose Corporations's Preliminary Response, US inter partes review IPR2017-01307 against US Patent 8,311,253 (D3b)-
OPPOSITION- Patent Owner Bose Corporations's Preliminary Response, US inter partes review IPR2017-01308 against US Patent 8,254,621 (D3c)-
OPPOSITION- Printouts taken from D15-
OPPOSITION- Screenshot of www.freebit.eu taken from the 'WaybackMachine Internet Archive'-
OPPOSITION- Screenshots Google search "BOSE IE2 Stayhear"-
OPPOSITION- Techgoodies, "Auriculares BOSE IE 2 in-ear con tecnologia TriPortTM y StayHearTM", YouTube, (20110228), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K6eKao7FCY, XP055465574-
OPPOSITION- Wikipedia: “torsion constant’’-
OTHER- ABT ELECTRONICS, "Bose IE 2 and MIE2 In Ear Headphone Review", YOUTUBE VIDEO, (20100825), XP055465580-
OTHER- BOSE, "BOSE IE 2 AUDIO HEADPHONES", Owner's Guide, (20100000), pages 1 - 3, XP055465592-
OTHER- DAVID CARNOY, "Bose debuts new in-ear headphones", CNET, (20100816), XP055465562-
OTHER- KIRAN PAL, "Bose IE2, MIE2 and MIE2i in-ear Headphones Lauchned; featuringStayHear Tips", CYBER INDIAN, (20100825), URL: http://www.cyberindian.net/2010/08/25/ bose-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-launched-featuring-stayhear-tipsl, XP055465566-
OTHER- MICHAEL HOLZINGER, "Bose IE2 Audio Headphones & Bose MIE2 Mobile Headset", Sempre Audio, (20100822), URL: https://www.sempre-audio.at/Bose_IE2_Audio_Headphones_Bose_ MIE2_Mobile_Headset.id.1032.htm, XP055465589-
OTHER- TECHGOODIES, "Auriculares BOSE IE 2 in-ear con tecnologia TriPort y StayHear", YOUTUBE VIDEO, (20110228), URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K6eKao7FCY, XP055465574-

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