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EP1703425 - Information processing system, information generating apparatus and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.01.2020
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.01.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.02.2020  [2020/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2015/16]
Former [2006/38]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Koyama, Nobukazu
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
 [2006/38]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/38]Horner, David Richard, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date06251322.113.03.2006
[2006/38]
Priority number, dateJP2005007669717.03.2005         Original published format: JP 2005076697
[2006/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1703425
Date:20.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1703425
Date:09.05.2007
[2007/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2006/38]
CPC:
G06Q30/06 (EP,US); B23B39/06 (KR); B23B39/161 (KR);
B23B47/28 (KR); G06F16/4387 (EP,US); G06F16/48 (EP,US);
B23B2247/12 (KR); B23B2270/30 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/03]
Former [2006/38]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:Informationsverarbeitungssystem und entsprechendes Gerät und Verfahren[2006/38]
English:Information processing system, information generating apparatus and method[2006/38]
French:Système de traitement d'informations, appareil et procédé de génération d'informations[2006/38]
Examination procedure25.10.2007Examination requested  [2007/50]
10.11.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
28.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
25.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.11.2012Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.11.2012
29.11.2012Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
04.12.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2014Date of oral proceedings
05.01.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/07]
05.01.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
11.09.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/07]
Appeal following examination04.03.2015Appeal received No.  T1578/15
11.05.2015Statement of grounds filed
11.09.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
11.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
19.09.2019Minutes 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  28.12.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6389467  (EYAL AVIV [US]) [A] 1-13* abstract *;
 [X]EP1515340  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0049] * * figures 3-6 *;
 [PX]US2005210507  (HAWKINS RONALD B [US], et al) [PX] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0036] * * figure 1 *;
 [PX]US2006008256  (KHEDOURI ROBERT K [US], et al) [PX] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0102] *;
 [A]  - BREEN C, "iMixing it up", INTERNET CITATION, (20040917), URL: http://playlistmag.com/help/2004/09/imixhowto/index.php, (200409), XP002996195 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS6248946
 US2003037035
by applicantJP2001175624
 JP2005076697
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