blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1190752

EP1190752 - GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.12.2007
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.12.2007Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.01.2008  [2008/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/46]For all designated states
Konami Corporation
4-1, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6330 / JP
Former [2002/13]For all designated states
Konami Co., Ltd.
3-1, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6021 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OHTSU, Yuji, Konami Co. Ltd.
3-1, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6021 / JP
02 / SUGIYAMA, Arata, Konami Co. Ltd.
3-1, Toranomon 4-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6021 / JP
 [2002/13]
Representative(s)Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/13]Haley, Stephen
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date00937222.814.06.2000
[2002/13]
WO2000JP03855
Priority number, dateJP1999016733114.06.1999         Original published format: JP 16733199
[2002/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0076609
Date:21.12.2000
Language:EN
[2000/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1190752
Date:27.03.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.12.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2004
ClassificationIPC:G07F17/32
[2004/51]
CPC:
A63F1/00 (EP,US); G07F17/3293 (KR); A63F13/00 (KR);
A63F2001/008 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2002/13]A63F13/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/13]
TitleGerman:SPIELSYSTEM,SPIELKONTROLLVERFAHREN UND KOMPUTERLESBARES AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2002/13]
English:GAME SYSTEM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM[2002/13]
French:SYSTEME DE JEU, PROCEDE DE COMMANDE DE JEU ET SUPPORT DE STOCKAGE LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR[2002/13]
Entry into regional phase12.12.2001Translation filed 
02.01.2002National basic fee paid 
02.01.2002Search fee paid 
02.01.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
02.01.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.01.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
02.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/13]
21.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2007Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/04]
07.06.2007Date of oral proceedings
03.09.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
04.09.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
12.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
14.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
14.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
14.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[X]US5853325  (KADLIC THOMAS P [US]) [X] 1-15 * column 3, line 29 - line 39 * * column 3, line 65 - column 6, line 61 * * column 10, line 36 - line 47 *;
 [X]US5019973  (WILCOX JOSEPH [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 2, line 26 - column 5, line 16 *;
 [X]WO9732285  (ARISTOCRAT LEISURE IND PTY LTD [AU], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 2, line 9 - column 3, line 36 *;
 [X]US5332228  (SCHULTZ PHILLIP C [US]) [X] 1-15 * column 3, line 45 - column 6, line 55 *
International search[Y]JPH09220369  (KONAMI CO LTD);
 [Y]JPH10165593  (TAIYO ELECTRIC CO);
 [A]JPH0671019  (MARUHON KOGYO KK);
 [A]US4799683  (BRUNER JR GEORGE M [US]);
 [AP]US5947821  (STONE JAY [US])
 [A]  - KENTARO KIMURA, "Trump to hanafuda: Asobikata kachikata", GODOU SHOIN, (1987), pages 77 - 86, XP002946627
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.