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EP About this file: EP2693305

EP2693305 - Apparatus and method for selecting stylus location-determination information provided by a plurality of non-passive stylus-location modalities [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.10.2016
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.11.2016  [2016/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BlackBerry Limited
2200 University Avenue East
Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 / CA
[2014/06]
Inventor(s)01 / Idzik, Jacek S.
295 Phillip Street
Ext. 72407
Waterloo Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
02 / Nandakumar, Rohan Michael
295 Phillip Street
Ext. 77056
Waterloo Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
03 / Mercea, Cornel
295 Phillip Street
Ext. 73468
Waterloo Ontario N2L 3W8 / CA
 [2014/06]
Representative(s)Hibbert, Juliet Jane Grace
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/06]Noble, Nicholas
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Electronics
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date13159142.214.03.2013
[2014/06]
Priority number, dateEP2012017863531.07.2012         Original published format: EP 12178635
[2014/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2693305
Date:05.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0354
[2014/06]
CPC:
G06F3/03545 (EP); G06F2203/04106 (EP)
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 [2014/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Auswahl von Standortbestimmungsinformationen eines Eingabestifts durch eine Vielzahl von nicht-passiven Eingabestiftstandortmodalitäten[2014/06]
English:Apparatus and method for selecting stylus location-determination information provided by a plurality of non-passive stylus-location modalities[2014/06]
French:Appareil et procédé de sélection d'informations de détermination et d'emplacement de stylet fournies par une pluralité de modalités d'emplacement du stylet non-passives[2014/06]
Examination procedure14.03.2013Examination requested  [2014/06]
28.07.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.01.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.05.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.05.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/48]
31.05.2016Date of oral proceedings
21.06.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.07.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/48]
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  16.01.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XY]WO2011154950  (N TRIG LTD [IL]; GELLER ILAN [IL]; STERN YUVAL [IL]; KALMANOVICH ALEX) [X] 1-3 * abstract * * page 8, line 17 - page 9, line 18 * * page 10, line 27 - page 11, line 5; figure 1 * * page 12, line 15 - line 22 * * page 14, line 29 - page 15, line 11; figure 2D * [Y] 4-15;
 [X]US2009139778  (BUTLER DAVID ALEXANDER [GB] ET AL) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0022]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0067] *;
 [Y]US6492979  (KENT JOEL [US] ET AL) [Y] 4-15 * abstract * * column 9, line 23 - line 63; figure 11 *
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