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EP2092743 - DISTANCE CAMERA HAVING A MEMORY MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.01.2018
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.02.2018  [2018/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Freedom Scientific Inc.
11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg
Florida 33716-1805 / US
[2009/35]
Inventor(s)01 / VOORHEES, Garald L.
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805 / US
 [2009/35]
Representative(s)Chaillot, Geneviève
Cabinet Chaillot
16-20 Avenue de l'Agent Sarre
B.P. 74
92703 Colombes Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2010/01]Chaillot, Geneviève
Cabinet Chaillot 16-20 Avenue de l'Agent Sarre B.P. 74
92703 Colombes Cedex / FR
Former [2009/35]Chaillot, Geneviève
Cabinet Chaillot B.P. No. 74
92703 Colombes Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date07840076.916.11.2007
[2009/35]
WO2007US24160
Priority number, dateUS2006056067016.11.2006         Original published format: US 560670
[2009/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008063597
Date:29.05.2008
Language:EN
[2008/22]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2092743
Date:26.08.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.05.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US31.03.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:G09G1/00, G06F17/00, G06K9/32
[2011/19]
CPC:
H04N5/77 (EP,US); H04N21/47 (EP,US); H04N5/781 (EP,US);
H04N5/85 (EP,US); H04N5/907 (EP,US); H04N9/8205 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/35]H04N5/76, H04N5/262
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/35]
TitleGerman:DISTANZKAMERA MIT SPEICHERMODUL[2009/35]
English:DISTANCE CAMERA HAVING A MEMORY MODULE[2009/35]
French:CAMÉRA À DISTANCE AYANT UN MODULE DE MÉMOIRE[2009/35]
Entry into regional phase05.05.2009National basic fee paid 
05.05.2009Search fee paid 
05.05.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
05.05.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.05.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
12.05.2009Examination requested  [2009/35]
10.12.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.09.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/08]
05.09.2017Date of oral proceedings
02.10.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/08]
02.10.2017Minutes 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  07.12.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
23.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
23.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
25.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
24.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
23.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003113035  (CAHILL NATHAN D [US], et al) [A] 1-38 * abstract ** figure 3 *;
 [XDI]US6731326  (BETTINARDI EDWARD R [US]) [XD] 1-8,10,11,15,16,18-22,24,25,28-30,33-35 * abstract * * column 2, line 22 - column 3, line 9 * * column 3, line 54 - line 58 * * column 4, line 38 - line 45 * * column 5, line 53 - column 7, line 8 * * column 8, line 10 - line 12 * [I] 9,12-14,17,23,26,27,31,32,37,38;
 [A]US2006147197  (SPRUCK BERND [DE], et al) [A] 1-38 * abstract * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0041] * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0077] * * paragraph [0078] * * paragraph [0082] * * paragraph [0084] * * paragraph [0085] * * paragraph [0091] - paragraph [0096] * * paragraph [0103] *;
 [A]US2006193536  (PILU MAURIZIO [US]) [A] 1-38 * abstract * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0046] *
International search[Y]US4808987  (TAKEDA HARUO [JP], et al);
 [Y]US5943679  (NILES LESLIE T [US], et al);
 [Y]US6236766  (ZAVALJEVSKI ALEKSANDER [US], et al)
ExaminationUS5898423
by applicantUS5898423
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