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EP3049902 - CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.07.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 02.12.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	27.04.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sensel, Inc. 945 Valencia Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
	[2016/31]
Inventor(s)	01 / ROSENBERG, Ilya, Daniel 945 Valencia Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
	02 / ZARRAGA, John, Aaron 28 Pleasant Street San Francisco, CA 94108 / US
	[2016/31]
Representative(s)	Townsend, Martyn Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2016/31]	Townsend, Martyn Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
Application number, filing date	14849048.5	27.09.2014
	[2016/31]
	WO2014US57913
Priority number, date	US201361883597P	27.09.2013 Original published format: US 201361883597 P
	US201461928269P	16.01.2014 Original published format: US 201461928269 P
	US201414314662	25.06.2014 Original published format: US201414314662
	US201462025589P	17.07.2014 Original published format: US 201462025589 P
	US201414499001	26.09.2014 Original published format: US201414499001
	US201414498478	26.09.2014 Original published format: US201414498478
	[2016/31]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015048584
	Date:	02.04.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/13]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3049902
	Date:	03.08.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.04.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/31]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3049902
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	02.04.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.05.2017
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/041, G06F3/044	[2020/28]
	CPC:	G06F3/046 (EP,US); G06F3/03545 (EP,US); G06F3/04144 (EP,US); G06F3/04162 (EP,US); G06F3/041661 (EP,US); G06F3/04182 (EP,US); (+) G06F3/0441 (EP,US); G06F3/0442 (EP,US); G06F3/0443 (EP,US); G06F3/0446 (EP,US); G06F3/0447 (EP,US); G06F2203/04104 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2016/31]	G06F3/041
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 [2016/31]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KAPAZITIVES BERÜHRUNGSSENSORSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN	[2016/31]
	English:	CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD	[2016/31]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE CAPTEUR TACTILE CAPACITIF ET PROCÉDÉ	[2016/31]
Entry into regional phase	26.04.2016	National basic fee paid
	26.04.2016	Search fee paid
	26.04.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	26.04.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.04.2016	Examination requested [2016/31]
	28.11.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.12.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.04.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.09.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.09.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.09.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.09.2014
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	[2024/22]
Former [2023/30]	HU	27.09.2014
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	27.09.2014
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/25]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/51]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/50]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/34]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/32]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/28]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/25]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/24]	AT	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/23]	FI	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SE	18.11.2020
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/22]	FI	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	NO	18.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	18.11.2020
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/20]	FI	18.11.2020
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		[A]WO9905492 (TEKSCAN INC [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
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		[A]US2007229468 (PENG TAO [CN], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0115] - paragraph [0122]; figures 8-9 *;
		[A]EP2104023 (SWEDIN ANDERS [SE]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
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	Examination	US2009256817
	by applicant	US5719597
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