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EP About this file: EP2474345

EP2474345 - Communication system, information processing apparatus, communication program, and communication method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.02.2020
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.02.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.03.2020  [2020/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto 601-8501 / JP
[2012/28]
Inventor(s)01 / Araki, Tsutomi
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
02 / Takahashi, Ryutaro
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
03 / Kurata, Megumi
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
04 / Shibaguchi, Seiji
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
05 / Kobayashi, Masayoshi
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
06 / Goda, Teruhiko
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
07 / Tokunaga, Eiji
c/o Nintendo Co., Ltd.
11-1 Kamitoba Hokotate-cho
Minami-ku
Kyoto, 601-8501 / JP
 [2012/28]
Representative(s)Lang, Johannes
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/28]Lang, Johannes
Bardehle Pagenberg
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date11180756.609.09.2011
[2012/28]
Priority number, dateJP2011000152506.01.2011         Original published format: JP 2011001525
[2012/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2474345
Date:11.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.12.2011
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/12
[2012/28]
CPC:
A63F13/77 (EP,US); A63F13/327 (EP,US); A63F13/31 (EP,US);
A63F13/26 (EP); A63F13/95 (EP); A63F2300/405 (EP,US);
A63F2300/552 (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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Kommunikationssystem, Informationsverarbeitungsvorrichtung, Kommunikationsprogramm und Kommunikationsverfahren[2012/28]
English:Communication system, information processing apparatus, communication program, and communication method[2012/28]
French:Système de communication, appareil de traitement d'informations, programme de communication et procédé de communication[2012/28]
Examination procedure09.01.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.01.2013Examination requested  [2013/09]
09.07.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.09.2019
25.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
29.10.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/12]
08.11.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/12]
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  09.07.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
11.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2009088259  (GOSZTYLA JEFFREY [US], et al) [I] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0008] * * paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0031] *;
 [I]WO2004025655  (IGT RENO NEV [US]) [I] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0024] * * paragraph [0025] *;
 [I]WO2008063579  (NINTENDO CO LTD [JP], et al) [I] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0130]; claim 12 *;
 [A]JP2007125118  (NINTENDO CO LTD) [A] 1-14 * abstract *;
 [A]US2009088247  (OBERG GREGORY KEITH [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0044] *;
 [A]US2006106963  (SASAKI TETSUYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0079] * * paragraph [0009] - paragraph [0012] *;
 [A]US2010144430  (GRAHAM FRASER H [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0009] *;
 [A]US2007037625  (EDWARDS DAVID C [US]) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0187] - paragraph [0191] *
by applicantJP2011001525
 JP3679111B
 JP3699471B
 JP3790257B
 JP3790261B
 JP3790263B
 JP3790264B
 JP4456611B
 JP3874785B
 JP4324487B
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