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EP About this file: EP1845712

EP1845712 - Imaging device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  19.02.2016
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.03.2016  [2016/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/42]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sato, Masaaki
c/o Sony Corporation. 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / Saito, Shinichiro
c/o Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / Cho, Hirotake
c/o Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2007/42]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/42]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date07007448.911.04.2007
[2007/42]
Priority number, dateJP2006011163314.04.2006         Original published format: JP 2006111633
[2007/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1845712
Date:17.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/235, H04N5/335
[2007/42]
CPC:
H04N9/646 (EP,US); H04N23/12 (KR); H04N23/843 (EP,US);
H04N25/00 (KR); H04N25/133 (EP,US); H04N25/135 (EP,US);
H04N2209/046 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/26]
Former [2007/42]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Abbildungsvorrichtung[2007/42]
English:Imaging device[2007/42]
French:Dispositif d'imagerie[2007/42]
Examination procedure17.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/22]
18.04.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
23.05.2008Despatch 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, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
17.06.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.04.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/12]
12.11.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.11.2015
17.11.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2016/12]
25.11.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  24.01.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.201509   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2000316163  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [XY]US2001024237  (OSADA MASARU [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2002165226  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO);
 [A]US6469290  (SUZUKI NOBUO [JP]);
 [A]EP1357760  (SONY CORP [JP]);
 [Y]US2005225655  (SUZUKI NOBUO [JP]);
 [A]US2005280727  (SATO KOICHI [JP], et al);
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