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EP About this file: EP3036717

EP3036717 - IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.07.2021  [2021/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2016/26]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Toshihiro
c/o RICOH COMPANY LIMITED
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2016/26]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/26]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date14838470.422.08.2014
[2016/26]
WO2014JP72662
Priority number, dateJP2013017221622.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013172216
[2016/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015025982
Date:26.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3036717
Date:29.06.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.02.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.02.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/60, H04N1/62
[2016/38]
CPC:
H04N1/00167 (EP,US); G06T1/0007 (US); G06T11/60 (EP,US);
G06T5/77 (US); H04N1/00251 (EP,US); H04N1/62 (EP,US);
G06T2200/24 (EP); H04N2201/0094 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/26]G06T11/80, G06T1/00, H04N1/60
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 [2016/26]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2016/26]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2016/26]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PRODUIT PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR[2016/26]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2016National basic fee paid 
16.02.2016Search fee paid 
16.02.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
16.02.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2016Examination requested  [2016/26]
17.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.12.2020
03.12.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/27]
01.03.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US2001005427  (TAKEMOTO FUMITO [JP]) [AD] 1-10* abstract *;
 [X]US2002140740  (CHEN CHIEN-AN [TW]) [X] 1-10 * figure 8 * * paragraphs [0001] - [0006] - [0025] *;
 [A]US2006227348  (TAKAHASHI FUMIAKI [JP]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0002] - [0006] - [0037] , [0038] , [0061] *;
 [Y]US2009319897  (KOTLER MATTHEW J [US], et al) [Y] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraph [0043] *;
 [Y]US2013207997  (BERGER RALF [US], et al) [Y] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [XP]EP2634751  (BLACKBERRY LTD [CA]) [XP] 1,8 * abstract *
International search[X]JP2006293643  (CANON KK);
 [Y]JP4421761B  (FUJI FILM CO.,LTD.)
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