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EP3042271 - USER INTERFACE OBJECT MANIPULATIONS IN A USER INTERFACE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 22.01.2021 Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 14.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 05.11.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 22.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 23.06.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 30.06.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino CA 95014 / US
	[2018/31]
Former [2016/28]	For all designated states Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ZAMBETTI, Nicholas 246 Gough Street Apt. 6 San Francisco, CA 94102 / US
	02 / CHAUDHRI, Imran c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	03 / DASCOLA, Jonathan, R. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	04 / DYE, Alan, C. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	05 / FOSS, Christopher, Patrick c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	06 / GUZMAN, Aurelio c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	07 / KARUNAMUNI, Chanaka, G. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop MS 302-2HI Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	08 / KERR, Duncan, Robert c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	09 / LEMAY, Stephen, O. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	10 / MARIC, Natalia c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	11 / WILSON, Christopher c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	12 / WILSON, Eric, Lance c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	13 / YANG, Lawrence, Y. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	14 / BUTCHER, Gary, Ian c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop MS: 302-2HI Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	15 / IVE, Jonathan P. c/o Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
	[2016/28]
Representative(s)	Barton, Russell Glen Withers & Rogers LLP 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/12]	Barton, Russell Glen Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside London SE1 2AU / GB
Former [2016/28]	Barton, Russell Glen Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside London, SE1 2AU / GB
Application number, filing date	14772002.3	03.09.2014
	[2016/28]
	WO2014US53958
Priority number, date	US201361959851P	03.09.2013 Original published format: US 201361959851 P
	US201361873359P	03.09.2013 Original published format: US 201361873359 P
	US201361873360P	03.09.2013 Original published format: US 201361873360 P
	US201361873356P	03.09.2013 Original published format: US 201361873356 P
	[2016/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015034966
	Date:	12.03.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3042271
	Date:	13.07.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.03.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/28]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3042271
	Date:	18.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/12]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	12.03.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/0362, G04G21/00, G06F3/0488, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0485, G06F3/0484, G06F3/01	[2019/25]
	CPC:	G06F1/163 (EP); G06F3/0362 (EP,CN,DK,KR,US); G06F3/0482 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/04847 (US); G04G21/00 (EP,CN,DK,US); G06F3/03547 (EP); (+) G06F3/048 (KR,US); G06F3/04817 (EP); G06F3/0484 (KR,US); G06F3/04842 (EP,US); G06F3/04845 (EP); G06F3/0485 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/0487 (EP); G06F3/0488 (US); G06F3/04883 (EP,US); G06F1/1694 (US); G06F2203/04806 (EP,US); G06F3/016 (EP,US); G06F3/017 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2016/28]	G06F3/0362
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 [2016/28]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	MANIPULATIONEN VON BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLENOBJEKTEN BEI EINER BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLE	[2016/28]
	English:	USER INTERFACE OBJECT MANIPULATIONS IN A USER INTERFACE	[2016/28]
	French:	MANIPULATIONS D'UN OBJET SUR UNE INTERFACE UTILISATEUR	[2016/28]
Entry into regional phase	30.03.2016	National basic fee paid
	30.03.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.03.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.03.2016	Examination requested [2016/28]
	21.11.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	04.07.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.01.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.06.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.10.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	06.11.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.02.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.02.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.02.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP19217240.1 / EP3677999
Opposition(s)	21.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.09.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	03.09.2014
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MK	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	GB	03.09.2020
	IE	03.09.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	03.09.2014
	AL	18.03.2020
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	GB	03.09.2020
	IE	03.09.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	03.09.2014
	AT	18.03.2020
	CY	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	MT	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	TR	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	GB	03.09.2020
	IE	03.09.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
Former [2021/38]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	GB	03.09.2020
	IE	03.09.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	IE	03.09.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	CH	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
	LI	30.09.2020
Former [2021/36]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	BE	30.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
Former [2021/35]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
	FR	30.09.2020
Former [2021/27]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
	LU	03.09.2020
Former [2021/23]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	MC	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SI	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	PL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	18.03.2020
	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	IT	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	18.03.2020
	DK	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	ES	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	18.03.2020
	EE	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	18.03.2020
	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SK	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RO	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	SM	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
	PT	12.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LT	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
	IS	18.07.2020
Former [2020/45]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	NL	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	BG	18.06.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
	GR	19.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	18.03.2020
	HR	18.03.2020
	LV	18.03.2020
	RS	18.03.2020
	SE	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	18.03.2020
	NO	18.06.2020
Cited in	International search	[Y] US6266098 (COVE JEFFREY M et al.) [Y] 1-42 * column 1, line 52 - column 2, line 27 * * column 4, line 12 - line 59; claim 1 * * column 7, line 66 - column 8, line 39 *
		[Y] US6661438 (SHIRAISHI ATSUSHI et al.) [Y] 1-42 * column 20, line 17 - column 21, line 13 * * column 22, line 57 - column 23, line 13; figures 7A-7D *
		[A] EP1052566 (CIT ALCATEL et al.) [A] 1-42 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0012]; figures 1-7; claim 1 *
	Examination	US5477508
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