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EP2682901 - TEXT STRING CUT-OUT METHOD AND TEXT STRING CUT-OUT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.04.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.04.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 10.05.2017  [2017/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Glory Ltd.
3-1 Shimoteno 1-chome Himeji-shi
Hyogo 670-8567 / JP
[2014/02]
Inventor(s)01 / GOTO, Masanori
c/o GLORY LTD.
3-1 Shimoteno 1-chome
Himeji-shi Hyogo 670-8567 / JP
02 / YONEZAWA, Toru
c/o GLORY LTD.
3-1 Shimoteno 1-chome
Himeji-shi Hyogo 670-8567 / JP
03 / KUROIWA, Motoko
c/o GLORY LTD.
3-1 Shimoteno 1-chome
Himeji-shi Hyogo 670-8567 / JP
 [2014/02]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/02]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date11860608.604.03.2011
WO2011JP55042
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012120587
Date:13.09.2012
Language:JA
[2012/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2682901
Date:08.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.09.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/20, G07D7/20, G06K9/00, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/34
[2014/36]
CPC:
G06V30/147 (EP,US); G06V30/15 (EP,US); G06V30/224 (US);
G06V30/40 (EP,US); G06V30/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/02]G06K9/20
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 [2014/02]
TitleGerman:AUSSCHNITTVERFAHREN FÜR TEXTELEMENTE AUSSCHNITTVORRICHTUNG FÜR TEXTELEMENTE[2014/02]
English:TEXT STRING CUT-OUT METHOD AND TEXT STRING CUT-OUT DEVICE[2014/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRONCATION DE CHAÎNE DE TEXTE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRONCATION DE CHAÎNE DE TEXTE[2014/02]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2013Translation filed 
02.09.2013National basic fee paid 
02.09.2013Search fee paid 
02.09.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.09.2013Examination requested  [2014/02]
19.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/19]
23.11.2016Date of oral proceedings
23.12.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/19]
23.12.2016Minutes 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  14.08.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5915039  (LORIE RAYMOND AMAND [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * column 6, line 39 - column 8, line 15 *;
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