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EP About this file: EP1677180

EP1677180 - Touchscreen capable of detecting two simultaneous touch locations [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.03.2020
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.04.2020  [2020/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
For all designated states
AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
[2012/28]
Former [2006/27]For all designated states
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
38436 Wolfsburg / DE
For all designated states
AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
85045 Ingolstadt / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Prados, Michael
4009 Miranda Avenue
94304 Palo Alto / US
02 / Alessandrini, Philippe
443 Addison Avenue
94301 Palo Alto CA / US
03 / Bloehs, Wolfgang
Rohrbachstrasse 17
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
 [2006/27]
Application number, filing date05025836.726.11.2005
[2006/27]
Priority number, dateUS20040640360P30.12.2004         Original published format: US 640360 P
[2006/27]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1677180
Date:05.07.2006
Language:DE
[2006/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/038
[2006/27]
CPC:
G06F3/016 (EP,US); G06F3/0414 (EP,US); G06F3/04883 (EP,US);
G06F3/04886 (EP,US); G06F2203/014 (EP,US); G06F2203/04104 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/27]
TitleGerman:Berührungsempfindlicher Bilschirm der zwei gleichzeitige Berührungspunkte erkennt[2006/27]
English:Touchscreen capable of detecting two simultaneous touch locations[2006/27]
French:Écran tactile capable de reconnaitre deux points de contact simultanés[2006/27]
Examination procedure05.01.2007Examination requested  [2007/08]
08.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.05.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.08.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2018Date of oral proceedings
15.02.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/18]
15.02.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.01.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/18]
Appeal following examination02.03.2018Appeal received No.  T2069/18
11.06.2018Statement of grounds filed
04.04.2019Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M02) [2019/14]
21.01.2020Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
21.01.2020Date of oral proceedings
28.01.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  08.02.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
01.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
30.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
02.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
01.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
30.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
30.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
30.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 14
02.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2001134382  ;
 [X]US4914624  (DUNTHORN DAVID I [US]) [X] 1,2 * abstract * * column 4, lines 4-44 * * column 5, lines 1-16 * * column 5, line 62 - column 6, line 4 * * column 6, lines 34-55 * * column 8, lines 5-52 *;
 [XY]EP0773496  (IBM [US]) [X] 1-5 * abstract * * column 3, lines 11-25 * * column 4, line 30 - column 5, line 1 * * column 5, lines 24-37 * * claim 1 * [Y] 6;
 [X]WO03032141  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al) [X] 1-3 * abstract * * page 8, lines 9-21 * * page 11, line 14 - page 12, line 4 *;
 [YD]WO03038800  (IMMERSION CORP [US]) [YD] 6 * abstract * * page 23, lines 4-17 *;
 [X]US2003095112  (KAWANO SEIICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-4 * paragraphs [0035] - [0047] *;
 [XP]US6958749  (MATSUSHITA NOBUYUKI [JP], et al) [XP] 1-3 * column 2, lines 18-28 * * column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 41 ** column 6, line 29 - column 7, line 38 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010309), vol. 2000, no. 22, & JP2001134382 A 20010518 (SONY CORP) [X] 1-3 * abstract *
ExaminationUS4914624
 JP2001134382
 WO03032141
 WO03038800
 US2003095112
    - Anonymous, "Windows 95: Getting Started", (20000707), URL: https://www.ccsf.edu/Pub/Fac/win95.html, (20160725), XP055291093
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