Legal Representation
Attorney
Mark I. Koffsky
USPTO Deadlines
Next Deadline
46 days remaining
Non-Final Action Mailed
Due Date
August 30, 2025
Extension Available
Until November 30, 2025
Additional deadlines exist. Contact your attorney for complete deadline information.
Application History
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May 30, 2025 | GNRN | O | NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | Loading... |
May 30, 2025 | GNRT | F | NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED | Loading... |
May 30, 2025 | CNRT | R | NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN | Loading... |
May 29, 2025 | DOCK | D | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER | Loading... |
Apr 27, 2025 | NWOS | I | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED | Loading... |
Dec 11, 2024 | NWAP | I | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED | Loading... |
Detailed Classifications
Class 009
Hearing aids and assistive hearing devices, including, electronic hearing aids, hearing amplification devices, and personalized hearing systems; Wearable electronic devices, including, wireless earbuds, hearables, and True Wireless Stereo earphones; Audio equipment, including, wireless audio receivers, microphones, and audio transmitters; Mobile device accessories, such as, dongles for smartphones for providing high-end audio transmission (audio interfaces); Mobile applications, namely, downloadable software for controlling audio settings, user interface, and AI sound source separation models for speech intelligibility enhancement; Bluetooth technology, namely, devices that use Bluetooth or LE (Low Energy) Bluetooth technology for audio transmission; AI-powered hardware, namely, artificial Intelligence processors or chips integrated into the hearing devices to perform sound source separation or filtering
Class 010
Hearing aids and hearing improvement devices, namely, devices that assist individuals with hearing loss or hearing impairments in specific environments; Assistive listening devices, such as, hardware or devices designed to improve hearing, such as hearing implants or external devices that enhance the auditory experience
Class 038
Telecommunication services, namely, related to wireless communication services (e.g., Bluetooth, audio transmission systems), including services for connecting devices such as the earphones and smartphones; Transmission of sound and audio, namely, services for transmitting sound and audio via wireless technologies (Bluetooth, etc.), particularly for specialized hearing equipment; Mobile app services, namely, services provided through an app that control or manage device functionalities such as voice isolation or background noise reduction
Class 042
Software as a Service (SaaS), namely, providing software for controlling the hearing device, processing sound source separation, and managing user profiles; Artificial intelligence services, namely, providing AI models or software that enable hearing devices to perform sound filtering or amplification (e.g., speech intelligibility, noise cancellation); Application development and design, namely, development and provision of mobile applications that integrate with audio devices to enable real-time customization and use of hearing features
Classification
International Classes
009
010
038
042