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EP2557538 - Image measurement apparatus and image measurement method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.11.2019
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.12.2019  [2019/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitutoyo Corporation
20-1, Sakado 1-chome
Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 213 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2013/07]For all designated states
Mitutoyo Corporation
20-1, Sakado 1-chome, Takatsu-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 213 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kurihara, Masaki
c/o Mitutoyo Corporation
20-1, Sakado 1-chome, Takatsu-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-8533 / JP
 [2013/07]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/07]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date12179839.109.08.2012
[2013/07]
Priority number, dateJP2011017575511.08.2011         Original published format: JP 2011175755
[2013/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2557538
Date:13.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2557538
Date:27.02.2013
[2013/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06T7/60
[2013/09]
CPC:
G06T7/62 (EP,US); G06T7/12 (EP,US); G01B11/005 (US);
G06T2207/20016 (EP,US); G06T2207/20061 (EP,US); G06T2207/20092 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30108 (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 [2013/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Bildmessungsgerät und Bildmessungsverfahren[2013/07]
English:Image measurement apparatus and image measurement method[2013/07]
French:Appareil et méthode pour la mesure d'image[2013/07]
Examination procedure09.08.2012Examination requested  [2013/07]
26.08.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.05.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/51]
17.07.2019Date of oral proceedings
30.07.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/51]
30.07.2019Minutes 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  04.01.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP1653408  (MITUTOYO CORP [JP]) [I] 1-4 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - MITUTOYO, "QVPAK - 3D CNC vision measuring Machine - User's guide - Version 7", INTERNET CITATION, (2003), URL: http://www2.mitutoyo.de, (20071119), XP007903535 [A] 1-4 * page 33 * * page 48 * * pages 1,34,48 *
by applicantJPH08247719
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