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EP About this file: EP1405169

EP1405169 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2004/15]INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[2006/23]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  21.09.2007
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2006/46]
Former [2004/15]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SAKAI, Keiichi
3-7-4-102, Nakanoshima, Tama-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 214-0012 / JP
02 / KOSAKA, Tetsuo
2-7-139-413, Higashi
Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata / JP
 [2004/15]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 16 High Holborn London
WC1V 6BX / GB
Former [2004/15]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
Application number, filing date02705326.319.03.2002
[2004/15]
WO2002JP02584
Priority number, dateJP2001008303822.03.2001         Original published format: JP 2001083038
JP2001038619219.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001386192
[2004/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02077790
Date:03.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/40]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1405169
Date:07.04.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.10.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1405169
Date:15.11.2006
Language:EN
[2006/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.01.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/16
[2004/15]
CPC:
G06F3/16 (EP,KR,US); H04M3/4938 (EP,US); G10L2015/228 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/15]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMMPRODUKT[2006/23]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT[2006/23]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION, ET PRODUIT-PROGRAMME CORRESPONDANT[2006/23]
Former [2004/15]INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM
Former [2004/15]INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Former [2004/15]APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION, ET PROGRAMME Y RELATIF
Entry into regional phase17.10.2003National basic fee paid 
17.10.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
17.10.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.10.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
17.10.2003Examination requested  [2004/15]
30.11.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.04.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.01.2006Date of oral proceedings
27.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.02.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.04.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2006Fee for grant paid
04.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.08.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
18.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.11.2006
BE15.11.2006
CH15.11.2006
CY15.11.2006
FI15.11.2006
IT15.11.2006
LI15.11.2006
NL15.11.2006
TR15.11.2006
DK15.02.2007
SE15.02.2007
GR16.02.2007
ES26.02.2007
LU19.03.2007
IE20.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
PT16.04.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/38]AT15.11.2006
BE15.11.2006
CH15.11.2006
CY15.11.2006
FI15.11.2006
IT15.11.2006
LI15.11.2006
NL15.11.2006
DK15.02.2007
SE15.02.2007
GR16.02.2007
ES26.02.2007
LU19.03.2007
IE20.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
PT16.04.2007
Former [2008/21]AT15.11.2006
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CH15.11.2006
FI15.11.2006
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IE20.03.2007
MC31.03.2007
PT16.04.2007
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Former [2008/09]AT15.11.2006
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CH15.11.2006
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ES26.02.2007
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Cited inInternational search[XA]EP0872827  (AT & T CORP [US]) [X] 1,14,27-32 * the whole document * [A] 2-13,15-26;
 [XA]WO0020962  (IBM [US], et al) [X] 1,14,27,32 * page 37, line 14 - page 41, line 9 * * abstract *[A] 2-13,15-26;
 [XA]  - GODDEAU D ET AL, "A form-based dialogue manager for spoken language applications", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPOKEN LANGUAGE PROCESSING, XX, XX, vol. 2, (19961003), pages 701 - 704, URL: http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/goddeau96formbased.html, (20031014), XP002172343 [X] 1,14,27-32 * the whole document * [A] 2-13,15-26
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