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EP About this file: EP2894481

EP2894481 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.06.2018
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.06.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.06.2018  [2018/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
For all designated states
ASICS Corporation
1-1 Minatojimanakamachi 7-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi
Hyogo 650-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2015/29]For all designated states
Seiko Instruments Inc.
8, Nakase 1-chome Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8507 / JP
For all designated states
ASICS Corporation
1-1 Minatojimanakamachi 7-chome Chuo-ku Kobe-shi
Hyogo 650-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAKURA Akira
c/o SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
8 Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi Chiba 261-8507 / JP
02 / SHIMIZU Hiroshi
c/o SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
8 Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi Chiba 261-8507 / JP
03 / IHASHI Tomohiro
c/o SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
8 Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi Chiba 261-8507 / JP
04 / TSUBATA Keisuke
c/o SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
8 Nakase 1-chome
Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi Chiba 261-8507 / JP
05 / TAGAWA Takehiro
c/o ASICS Corporation
1-1 Minatojima-Nakamachi 7-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 650-8555 / JP
06 / SHINAYAMA Ryota
c/o ASICS Corporation
1-1 Minatojima-Nakamachi 7-chome
Chuo-ku
Kobe-shi Hyogo 650-8555 / JP
 [2015/29]
Representative(s)Miller Sturt Kenyon
9 John Street
London WC1N 2ES / GB
[2015/29]
Application number, filing date13832060.108.08.2013
WO2013JP71515
Priority number, dateJP2012019325503.09.2012         Original published format: JP 2012193255
JP2012019325603.09.2012         Original published format: JP 2012193256
[2015/29]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014034404
Date:06.03.2014
Language:JA
[2014/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2894481
Date:15.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.03.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G01P3/50, G01C22/00, G01P21/02, G01P3/64
[2016/14]
CPC:
G01C22/006 (EP,US); G01P3/00 (US); G01B21/22 (US);
G01P21/02 (EP,US); G01P3/50 (EP,US); G01P3/64 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/29]G01P3/50, G01C22/00
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 [2015/29]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMM[2015/29]
English:ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM[2015/29]
French:DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE ET PROGRAMME[2015/29]
Entry into regional phase16.03.2015Translation filed 
07.04.2015National basic fee paid 
07.04.2015Search fee paid 
07.04.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.04.2015Examination requested  [2015/29]
19.09.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.05.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.01.2018
22.01.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
23.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/23]
02.02.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/23]
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  23.01.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1903311  (SEIKO INSTR INC [JP]) [Y] 2-6,10-13,15 * paragraph [0004] ** paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0047] *;
 [I]US2009043531  (KAHN PHILIPPE [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0024] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0055] - paragraph [0056] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0061] * * paragraph [0064] *;
 [I]US2010010774  (MA CHOR-TIN [HK], et al) [I] 1-6,10-13,15 * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0068] - paragraph [0070] * * paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0085] * * figure 8; claim 5 *;
 [I]US2012084053  (YUEN SHELTEN GEE JAO [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0064] - paragraph [0072] * * paragraph [0074] *;
 [IY]  - JEREMY D WENDT ET AL, "GUD WIP: Gait-Understanding-Driven Walking-In-Place", VIRTUAL REALITY CONFERENCE (VR), 2010 IEEE, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20100320), ISBN 978-1-4244-6237-7, pages 51 - 58, XP031656124 [I] 1 * page 52 * [Y] 2-6,10-13,15
 [IY]  - HIROKAWA ET AL, "Normal gait characteristics under temporal and distance constraints", JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, BUTTERWORTH, GUILDFORD, GB, (19891101), vol. 11, no. 6, doi:10.1016/0141-5425(89)90038-1, ISSN 0141-5425, pages 449 - 456, XP022444300 [I] 1 * abstract * * page 450, column 2 * [Y] 2-6,10-13,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0141-5425(89)90038-1
International search[Y]JPH06273546  (SEIKO INSTR INC);
 [A]JP2005049202  (ASAHI KASEI DENSHI KK);
 [X]JP2006118909  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD);
 [A]JP2008292294  (SEIKO INSTR INC);
 [Y]JP2010085285  (TOSHIBA CORP)
by applicantJPH0259419U
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