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EP2597363 - Light guide apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 13.04.2018 Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 15.08.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.04.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 16.05.2018 [2018/20]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BlackBerry Limited 2200 University Avenue East Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 / CA
	[2013/48]
Former [2013/36]	For all designated states BlackBerry Limited 295 Phillip Street Waterloo ON N2L 3W8 / CA
Former [2013/22]	For all designated states Research In Motion Limited 295 Phillip Street Waterloo, ON N2L 3W8 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Lee, Hsin Chin c/o Research In Motion Limited 295 Phillip Street Extension 78983 Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
	02 / Fletcher, Bergen Albert c/o Research In Motion Limited 295 Phillip Street Extension 72620 Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
	03 / Broga, Antanas Matthew c/o Research In Motion Limited 295 Phillip Street Extension 71865 Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
	[2013/22]
Representative(s)	Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25-26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2013/22]	Patel, Binesh Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ / GB
Application number, filing date	11190885.1	28.11.2011
	[2013/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2597363
	Date:	29.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/22]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.08.2012
Classification	IPC:	F21V8/00, G02F1/13357, H04M1/22	[2013/22]
	CPC:	G02B6/0031 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2013/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	Lichtleitervorrichtung	[2013/22]
	English:	Light guide apparatus	[2013/22]
	French:	Appareil de guide lumineux	[2013/22]
Examination procedure	28.11.2011	Examination requested [2013/22]
	13.12.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.11.2015	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	07.03.2016	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.08.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.12.2017	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2018/20]
	09.01.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2018/20]
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 05.11.2015
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.11.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.11.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US2002172030 (MATSUMOTO HIROKI [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,12-14 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0027]; figure 1 *;
		[X]US5202950 (AREGO DOUGLAS A [US], et al) [X] 1,2,7,12-14 * column 4, line 27 - column 6, line 52; figures 14,16,17 *;
		[X]EP2372416 (SKC HAAS DISPLAY FILMS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1,7,12,13 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0031]; figures 1,5-7,9-11 *;
		[X]EP2372417 (SKC HAAS DISPLAY FILMS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1-4,6,12-15 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0029]; figures 1,4,5,11,12 *;
		[X]EP2280300 (SKC HAAS DISPLAY FILMS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1-4,6,12-15 * paragraph [0011] - paragraph [0034]; figures 5-15 *;
		[X]US2004001345 (LEE SANG-DUK [KR], et al) [X] 8 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0042]; figure 3 *;
		[X]WO2009099547 (DIGITAL OPTICS INTERNATIONAL L [US], et al) [X] 9 * paragraph [0170] - paragraph [0195]; figures 2a-2e *;
		[A]US2007058392 (WATANABE KIYOKAZU [JP], et al) [A] 9 * the whole document *;
		[X]US2007165419 (HORIUCHI TOSHIHIRO [JP], et al) [X] 11 * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0031]; figures 1,3 *;
		[X]JP2006286348 (MINEBEA CO LTD) [X] 11 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0019]; figures 1-7 *;
		[X]US2010232098 (CHUNG MUH FONG [MY], et al) [X] 13 * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0035]; figure 3 *

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