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EP2823383 - ACOUSTIC TOUCH APPARATUS WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS SUBSTRATE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2021 Database last updated on 08.01.2025
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 17.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.01.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 14.05.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. 1033 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
	[2015/11]
Former [2015/03]	For all designated states Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. 301 Constitution Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / HECHT, David, S. 2700 Melendy Dr. San Carlos, CA 94070 / US
	[2015/03]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2020/21]
Former [2015/03]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	13757983.5	07.03.2013
	[2020/21]
	WO2013US29566
Priority number, date	US201213416871	09.03.2012 Original published format: US201213416871
	[2015/03]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2013134488
	Date:	12.09.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2823383
	Date:	14.01.2015
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2015/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2823383
	Date:	20.05.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	12.09.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.11.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/042, G06F3/043	[2016/01]
	CPC:	G06F3/043 (EP,US); G06F3/0433 (EP,CN,US)
	Former IPC [2015/03]	G06F3/042
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 [2015/03]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AKUSTISCHE BERÜHRUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT SUBSTRAT MIT VARIABLER DICKE	[2015/03]
	English:	ACOUSTIC TOUCH APPARATUS WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS SUBSTRATE	[2015/03]
	French:	APPAREIL TACTILE ACOUSTIQUE COMPRENANT UN SUBSTRAT D'ÉPAISSEUR VARIABLE	[2015/03]
Entry into regional phase	09.10.2014	National basic fee paid
	09.10.2014	Search fee paid
	09.10.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.10.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.10.2014	Examination requested [2015/03]
	27.06.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.05.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.09.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.09.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	05.12.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.01.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	09.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	09.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	09.04.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 17.05.2019
Opposition(s)	23.02.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	10.03.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.03.2013
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	MT	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	07.03.2013
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	TR	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2024/22]	HU	07.03.2013
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	MK	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2023/30]	HU	07.03.2013
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CY	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2023/27]	HU	07.03.2013
	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/45]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	MC	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/24]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SI	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	PL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SK	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	20.05.2020
	AT	20.05.2020
	CZ	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	EE	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	IT	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/08]	AL	20.05.2020
	DK	20.05.2020
	ES	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RO	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	SM	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	20.05.2020
	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	NL	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	BG	20.08.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	RS	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	20.05.2020
	HR	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	LV	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	GR	21.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	20.05.2020
	LT	20.05.2020
	SE	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
	PT	21.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	20.05.2020
	NO	20.08.2020
	IS	20.09.2020
Former [2020/46]	IS	20.09.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]WO9829853 (ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS INC [US], et al) [X] 1,2,7 * abstract *[I] 13-15;
		[XI]US2004168516 (KENT JOEL C [US]) [X] 1,2,7 * abstract * * paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0058] * [I] 13-15
	International search	[X]US2011234545 (TANAKA YOSHIKAZU [JP], et al);
		[A]US2012007837 (KENT JOEL C [US], et al)
	by applicant	US2004168516

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