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EP1950705 - Varying hand-drawn line width for display [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2018
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.12.2016
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.03.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 11.04.2018  [2018/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2017/16]
Former [2008/31]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / McCall, M. Kim@c/o Ricoh Innovations, Inc.
California Research Center
2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7054 / US
02 / Piersol, Kurt W., @c/o Ricoh Innovations, Inc.
California Research Center
2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7054 / US
 [2017/16]
Former [2008/31]01 / McCall, M. Kim c/o Ricoh Innovations, Inc.
California Research Center 2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
Menlo Park CA 94025-7054 / US
02 / Piersol, Kurt W., c/o Ricoh Innovations, Inc.
California Research Center 2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
Menlo Park CA 94025-7022 / US
Representative(s)White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/35]White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House (2nd Floor)
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Former [2008/31]Lamb, Martin John Carstairs
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date08250121.410.01.2008
[2008/31]
Priority number, dateUS2007062699525.01.2007         Original published format: US 626995
[2008/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1950705
Date:30.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1950705
Date:14.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1950705
Date:19.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/20, G09G5/22, G06F3/048
[2012/11]
CPC:
G06T11/203 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/31]G06T11/20
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2012/47]
Former [2008/31]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:Variierung der Dicke einer handgezeichneten Linie für eine Anzeige[2008/31]
English:Varying hand-drawn line width for display[2008/31]
French:Variation de largeur de ligne dessinée à la main à afficher[2008/31]
Examination procedure23.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/31]
11.09.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
23.10.2012Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
07.04.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.03.2017Fee for grant paid
08.03.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.03.2017Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  07.04.2014
Opposition(s)22.01.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
30.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES19.04.2017
IT19.04.2017
NL19.04.2017
[2018/15]
Former [2017/50]ES19.04.2017
NL19.04.2017
Former [2017/48]NL19.04.2017
Documents cited:Search[X]US5155813  (DONOGHUE KAREN [US], et al) [X] 1-27 * page 1 * * column 2, line 64 - column 3, line 25 *;
 [X]US5347620  (ZIMMER MARK A [US]) [X] 1-27 * abstract * * column 4, line 1 - line 16 * * column 6, line 35 - line 64 *;
 [X]US5361333  (AHLQUIST JR JOHN B [US], et al) [X] 1-27 * abstract * * column 2, line 59 - column 3, line 2 *;
 [X]US2003024748  (DRESEVIC BODIN [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract ** paragraph [0007] *
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