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EP1944964 - Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, program and storage medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.08.2014
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.08.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.10.2014  [2014/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-Ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2008/29]
Inventor(s)01 / Karasawa, Akira
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2008/29]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/36]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd 3 The Square Stockley Park Uxbridge Middlesex
UB11 1ET / GB
Former [2008/29]Sharp, Alan Cooper
Canon Europe Ltd. European Patent Department 6 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1JA / GB
Application number, filing date08100456.614.01.2008
[2008/29]
Priority number, dateJP2007000641715.01.2007         Original published format: JP 2007006417
[2008/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1944964
Date:16.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1944964
Date:07.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/217
[2008/29]
CPC:
G03B17/04 (EP,US); H04N23/663 (EP,US); H04N23/75 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/33]
Former [2008/29]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Bilderfassungsvorrichtung, Steuerverfahren dafür, Programm und Speichermedium[2008/29]
English:Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, program and storage medium[2008/29]
French:Appareil de capture d'images, son procédé de contrôle, programme et support de stockage[2008/29]
Examination procedure30.05.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.06.2012Examination requested  [2012/30]
08.06.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.07.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
28.08.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.01.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.04.2014Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/40]
10.04.2014Date of oral proceedings
13.05.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/40]
13.05.2014Minutes 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  28.08.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP0683606  (CANON KK [JP]);
 [Y]JPH10104686  (MAMIYA OP CO LTD);
 [AD]JP2003264736  (CANON KK)
by applicantJP2003264736
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