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EP About this file: EP1416426

EP1416426 - Handwritten character input device, program and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.11.2015
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.12.2015  [2015/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/19]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Furukawa, Naohiro, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellect.Prop.
Group, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Ikeda, Hisashi, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellect. Property
Group, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Sako, Hiroshi, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellect. Property
Group, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Tazawa, Naoko, Hitachi, Ltd., Intellect. Property
Group, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2004/19]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2004/19]
Application number, filing date03003428.414.02.2003
[2004/19]
Priority number, dateJP2002031698331.10.2002         Original published format: JP 2002316983
[2004/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1416426
Date:06.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1416426
Date:07.12.2005
[2005/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/22, G06F3/033
[2004/19]
CPC:
G06F3/04883 (EP,US); G06V30/1423 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   SE [2006/33]
Former [2004/19]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung, Programm und Verfahren zur handschriftlichen Zeicheneingabe[2004/19]
English:Handwritten character input device, program and method[2004/19]
French:Dispositif, logiciel et procédé d'entrée de caractères manuscrits[2004/19]
Examination procedure28.12.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.12.2005Examination requested  [2006/09]
01.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.05.2009Date of oral proceedings
03.06.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/50]
03.06.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
18.09.2014Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/50]
Appeal following examination30.07.2009Appeal received No.  T2408/09
13.10.2009Statement of grounds filed
18.09.2014Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  01.06.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
23.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
21.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
19.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
22.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
22.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
20.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5500937  (THOMPSON-ROHRLICH JOHN [US]) [X] 1-13 * abstract * * column 8, line 34 - column 9, line 67 * * column 11, line 42 - line 62 *;
 [X]US5796866  (SAKURAI YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1-13 * column 1, line 43 - column 2, line 54 * * column 5, line 36 - line 39 * * column 6, line 4 - line 23 * * abstract *;
 [A]US6259043  (CLARY GREGORY JAMES [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * column 7, line 63 - column 8, line 8 ** abstract *
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