blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2414058

EP2414058 - VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.01.2018
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.02.2018  [2018/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Beamz Interactive, Inc.
16039 North 82nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 / US
[2012/06]
Inventor(s)01 / RIOPELLE, Gerald, Henry
8693 E. Via Del Arbor
Scottsdale AZ 85258 / US
 [2012/06]
Representative(s)Hocking, Adrian Niall, et al
Albright IP Limited
County House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 3BA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/06]Hocking, Adrian Niall, et al
Albright Patents
Eagle Tower
Montpellier Drive
GB-Cheltenham, Gloucester GL50 1TA / GB
Application number, filing date10707700.017.02.2010
WO2010US00453
Priority number, dateUS20090208012P19.02.2009         Original published format: US 208012 P
US2009038164513.03.2009         Original published format: US 381645
[2012/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010096163
Date:26.08.2010
Language:EN
[2010/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2414058
Date:08.02.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.08.2010
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/06
[2012/06]
CPC:
G10H1/368 (EP,US); A63F13/54 (EP,US); G10H1/34 (EP,US);
G10H3/146 (EP); A63F2300/1012 (EP); A63F2300/1062 (EP);
A63F2300/1087 (EP); A63F2300/8047 (EP); G10H2220/135 (EP);
G10H2220/421 (EP); G10H2230/281 (EP); G10H2250/435 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/06]
TitleGerman:VIDEOSPIELSTEUERUNG[2012/06]
English:VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER[2012/06]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE JEU VIDÉO[2012/06]
Entry into regional phase19.09.2011National basic fee paid 
19.09.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
19.09.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.09.2011Examination requested  [2012/06]
20.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.07.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/09]
29.09.2017Date of oral proceedings
16.10.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/09]
16.10.2017Minutes 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  24.03.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
04.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
02.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
03.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
27.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Cited inInternational search[XI]US5442168  (GURNER ASAF [IL], et al) [X] 1-3 * abstract * * figure 10 * [I] 4-27;
 [XI]US2002160823  (WATABE HAJIME [JP], et al) [X] 1-3 * abstract * * figure 2 * * paragraph [0212] * [I] 4-27;
 [A]US5475214  (DEFRANCO VINCENT [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * abstract * * figure 1 *
by applicantUS5081896
 US3749810
 US5045687
 US5017770
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.