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EP3089380 - VISIBLE-LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD, IDENTIFYING SIGNAL, AND RECEPTION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 16.10.2020 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 08.11.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.07.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 29.06.2018
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 Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 20000 Mariner Avenue, Suite 200 Torrance, CA 90503 / US
	[2016/44]
Inventor(s)	01 / OSHIMA, Mitsuaki c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co.Ltd. IP Management Department 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	02 / NAKANISHI, Koji c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co.Ltd. IP Management Department 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	03 / AOYAMA, Hideki c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co.Ltd. IP Management Department 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	04 / IIDA, Shigehiro c/o Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co.Ltd. IP Management Department 7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61 Shiromi, Chuo-ku Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	[2016/44]
Representative(s)	Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen / DE
	[2016/44]
Application number, filing date	14874704.1	18.03.2014
	[2016/44]
	WO2014JP01524
Priority number, date	US201361921131P	27.12.2013 Original published format: US 201361921131 P
	[2016/44]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015097923
	Date:	02.07.2015
	Language:	JA
	[2015/26]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3089380
	Date:	02.11.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/44]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3089380
	Date:	11.12.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	02.07.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.11.2016
Classification	IPC:	H04B10/116	[2016/44]
	CPC:	H04B10/116 (EP,US)
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 [2016/44]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR KOMMUNIKATION MITHILFE VON SICHTBAREM LICHT, ERKENNUNGSSIGNAL UND EMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG	[2016/44]
	English:	VISIBLE-LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD, IDENTIFYING SIGNAL, AND RECEPTION DEVICE	[2016/44]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION EN LUMIÈRE VISIBLE, SIGNAL D'IDENTIFICATION ET DISPOSITIF DE RÉCEPTION	[2016/44]
Entry into regional phase	22.06.2016	Translation filed
	27.07.2016	National basic fee paid
	27.07.2016	Search fee paid
	22.06.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.06.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	22.06.2016	Examination requested [2016/44]
	27.02.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	28.06.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	18.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	28.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	28.10.2019	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 28.06.2018
Opposition(s)	14.09.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	26.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	18.03.2014
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MK	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	18.03.2020
	IE	18.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	18.03.2014
	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CY	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	MT	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	TR	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	18.03.2020
	IE	18.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	GB	18.03.2020
	IE	18.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	IT	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	PL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IE	18.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	BE	31.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/07]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IE	18.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	CH	31.03.2020
	FR	31.03.2020
	LI	31.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	LU	18.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/50]	AL	11.12.2019
	AT	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	MC	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SI	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/47]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	DK	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/40]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	IS	11.04.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	SK	11.12.2019
	SM	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	EE	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
	PT	06.05.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	11.12.2019
	CZ	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RO	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/34]	AL	11.12.2019
	ES	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	11.12.2019
	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	NL	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/25]	FI	11.12.2019
	HR	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	RS	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	LV	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
	GR	12.03.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	11.12.2019
	LT	11.12.2019
	SE	11.12.2019
	BG	11.03.2020
	NO	11.03.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	11.03.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2013163994 (IIZUKA NOBUO [JP], et al) [X] 1,11,12 * figures 1,7,9,21,22 * * paragraphs [0002] , [0045] , [0046] , [0050] , [0053] , [0070] , [0088] , [0089] , [0093] , [0094] , [0108] , [0109] , [0137] - [0153] * * paragraphs [0180] - [0185] * [I] 2-10;
		[XI]JP2009206620 (PANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD) [X] 1,12 * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0001] , [0011] - [0013] * [I] 2-10
	International search	[X]JP2013135452 (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
		[Y]JP2007086241 (KIMOTO KK);
		[Y]JP2012123546 (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
		[Y]WO2013175804 (PANASONIC CORP [JP]);
		[A]JP2009206620 (PANASONIC ELEC WORKS CO LTD);
		[A]JP2009288173 (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE, et al)
	Examination	US8334901
	by applicant	JP2002290335

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