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EP2422981 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.06.2018
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2012/09]For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KAJIHARA, Rie
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / YAMADA, Akitoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / ONO, Mitsuhiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / ISHIKAWA, Tomokazu
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
05 / KONNO, Yuji
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
06 / KANO, Yutaka
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
07 / NISHIKORI, Hitoshi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
08 / KAWATOKO, Norihiro
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2012/09]
Representative(s)WESER & Kollegen Patentanwälte PartmbB
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/42]WESER & Kollegen
Radeckestraße 43
81245 München / DE
Former [2012/09]Weser, Wolfgang, et al
Weser & Kollegen Patentanwälte Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München / DE
Application number, filing date10789241.617.06.2010
[2017/32]
WO2010JP04040
Priority number, dateJP2009014571918.06.2009         Original published format: JP 2009145719
[2012/09]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010146862
Date:23.12.2010
Language:JA
[2010/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2422981
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2422981
Date:09.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.12.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2014
ClassificationIPC:B41J2/01, B41J2/21, B41J2/52, H04N1/405
[2012/09]
CPC:
B41J2/2132 (EP,US); G06K15/107 (EP,US); H04N1/52 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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 [2012/09]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2012/09]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD[2012/09]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[2012/09]
Entry into regional phase24.11.2011Translation filed 
24.11.2011National basic fee paid 
24.11.2011Search fee paid 
24.11.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
24.11.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.11.2011Examination requested  [2012/09]
17.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.02.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2017Fee for grant paid
15.05.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.05.2017Receipt 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  01.02.2017
Opposition(s)11.05.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
01.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
30.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.06.2010
AL09.08.2017
AT09.08.2017
CY09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
MK09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
[2020/33]
Former [2020/31]HU17.06.2010
AT09.08.2017
CY09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
MK09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2020/27]HU17.06.2010
AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
PT09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2020/16]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
TR09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2019/15]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
MC09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/39]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
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PL09.08.2017
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SE09.08.2017
SI09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/24]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
IT09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
SM09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/23]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
EE09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
RO09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
SK09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/21]AT09.08.2017
CZ09.08.2017
DK09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/12]AT09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
LV09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/11]AT09.08.2017
ES09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
PL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
BG09.11.2017
NO09.11.2017
GR10.11.2017
IS09.12.2017
Former [2018/10]AT09.08.2017
FI09.08.2017
HR09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/09]FI09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
SE09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/08]FI09.08.2017
LT09.08.2017
NL09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Former [2018/07]LT09.08.2017
NO09.11.2017
Documents cited:Search[XY]US2008137146  (MARUMOTO YOSHITOMO [JP]) [X] 1-12,14-18 * paragraph [0110] * [Y] 13,19;
 [Y]US2006274100  (UJI AYAKO [JP], et al) [Y] 13,19 * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0063] *;
 [AD]JP2001150700  (CANON KK) [AD] 1-19 * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0073] *;
 [A]JPH0858119  (CANON KK) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
International search[Y]JPH0858119  (CANON KK);
 [Y]JP2002171407  (CANON KK);
 [Y]JP2004009534  (CANON KK)
by applicantJP2000103088
 JP2001150700
 JP2009145719
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