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EP2715657 - SOCIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM ADAPTED THERETO [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.03.2018
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.03.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 11.04.2018  [2018/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
[2014/15]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Jin Yong
No. 1-719 Hansin Jamsil Core Apt.
Shincheon-dong
Songpa-gu
Seoul 138-240 / KR
02 / UEYAMA, Nobuyoshi
15F Roppongi T-cube
3-1-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8532 / JP
03 / WATANABE, Masato
15F Roppongi T-cube
3-1-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8532 / JP
04 / KIM, Yu Ran
No.501-1416 Woosung 5-cha Apt.
1326 Seocho-dong
Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-070 / KR
 [2014/15]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
Mill House
North Street
York YO1 6JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/15]Birchenough, Lewis
Harrison Goddard Foote LLP
Saviour House
9 St Saviourgate
York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date12789247.909.05.2012
WO2012KR03614
Priority number, dateKR2011004835923.05.2011         Original published format: KR 20110048359
[2014/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012161435
Date:29.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/48]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2715657
Date:09.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.11.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR17.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/30
[2014/15]
CPC:
G06Q30/0631 (EP,CN,US); G06Q50/01 (EP,CN,RU,US); G06Q50/00 (KR);
G06Q30/0207 (EP,US); G06Q30/0261 (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 [2014/15]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG SOZIALER INFORMATIONEN UND DAFÜR KONFIGURIERTES SYSTEM[2014/15]
English:SOCIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM ADAPTED THERETO[2014/15]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION D'INFORMATIONS SOCIALES ET SYSTÈME ADAPTÉ À CE PROCÉDÉ[2014/15]
Entry into regional phase25.10.2013National basic fee paid 
25.10.2013Search fee paid 
25.10.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
25.10.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.2013Examination requested  [2014/15]
24.08.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.10.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.09.2017
18.09.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
23.11.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/15]
03.12.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/15]
Divisional application(s)EP17188561.9  / EP3276565
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.10.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
07.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
03.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
07.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2009287714  (VASUDEVAN VENUGOPAL [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraphs [0015] - [0019] *;
 [A]US2010008535  (ABULAFIA DAVID [IL], et al) [A] 15 * paragraphs [0037] - [0050] *
International search[Y]KR20090081579  (SK TELECOM CO LTD [KR]);
 [Y]KR20110020679  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]);
 [A]KR20100103735  (YAHOO INC [US]);
 [A]KR20110016349  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR])
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