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EP1469673
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| EP1469673 - IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.07.2019 Database last updated on 05.10.2024 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.08.2018 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.04.2018 | ||
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 01.09.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.07.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 21.08.2019 [2019/34] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Sony Corporation 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | [2018/37] |
| Former [2004/43] | For all designated states Sony Corporation 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
NAKASUJI, Motohiro, @c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | 02 /
KAMEYAMA, Takashi, @c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | 03 /
KANEKO, Katsumi, @c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | 04 /
SUDO, Fumihiko, @c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | [2018/37] |
| Former [2004/43] | 01 /
NAKASUJI, Motohiro, c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | ||
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KAMEYAMA, Takashi, c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | |||
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KANEKO, Katsumi, c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | |||
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SUDO, Fumihiko, c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP | Representative(s) | D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2018/37] | D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
| Former [2004/43] | Horner, David Richard, et al D Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB | Application number, filing date | 03701146.7 | 22.01.2003 | [2004/43] | WO2003JP00551 | Priority number, date | JP20020013147 | 22.01.2002 Original published format: JP 2002013147 | [2004/43] | Filing language | JA | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO03063472 | Date: | 31.07.2003 | Language: | EN | [2003/31] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1469673 | Date: | 20.10.2004 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.07.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2004/43] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1469673 | Date: | 12.09.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/37] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | JP | 31.07.2003 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 22.12.2006 | Classification | IPC: | H04N3/14 | [2018/02] | CPC: |
H04N5/20 (EP,US);
H04N23/741 (EP,US);
H04N23/60 (EP,US);
H04N25/70 (EP,US);
H04N5/2625 (EP,US);
H04N7/01 (EP,US);
H04N7/0105 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [2007/04] | H04N3/15 | ||
| Former IPC [2004/43] | H04N5/335 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2018/18] |
| Former [2004/43] | 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 | Title | German: | ABBILDUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND ABBILDUNGSVERFAHREN | [2004/43] | English: | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD | [2004/43] | French: | DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE ET TECHNIQUE AFFERENTE | [2004/43] | Entry into regional phase | 17.09.2003 | Translation filed | 17.09.2003 | National basic fee paid | 17.09.2003 | Search fee paid | 17.09.2003 | Designation fee(s) paid | 17.09.2003 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 17.09.2003 | Examination requested [2004/43] | 19.11.2010 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 09.03.2011 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 17.07.2013 | Invitation to provide information on prior art | 08.11.2013 | Reply to the invitation to provide information on prior art | 16.07.2015 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 21.10.2015 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 22.08.2017 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02) | 11.09.2017 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 06.04.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 25.07.2018 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 06.08.2018 | Fee for grant paid | 06.08.2018 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 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 19.11.2010 | Opposition(s) | 13.06.2019 | No opposition filed within time limit [2019/34] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 12.01.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 12.01.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 12.01.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 14.01.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 31.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 13.01.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 24.01.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 25.01.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 28.01.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 30.01.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 23.01.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 27.01.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 14 | 20.01.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 15 | 26.01.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 16 |
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| 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 | [A]WO0187377 (GIVEN IMAGING LTD [IL], et al) | International search | [A]JPH0846871 (HITACHI LTD); | [A]JP2001358984 (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD); | [A]JP2002010129 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD); | [A]JP2002010221 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) | Examination | US5638118 | JPH1132241 | by applicant | WO0187377 |