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EP3223272 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rakuten, Inc.
1-14-1, Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 158-0094 / JP
[2017/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MASUKO, Soh
c/o Rakuten Inc.
4-12-3 Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
02 / HIRANO, Hiromi
c/o Rakuten Inc.
4-12-3 Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
03 / OGAWA, Naoki
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS
1-5-1 Chofugaoka
Chofu-shi Tokyo 182-8585 / JP
04 / ONAI, Rikio
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS
1-5-1 Chofugaoka
Chofu-shi Tokyo 182-8585 / JP
05 / OKABE, Makoto
c/o THE UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS
1-5-1 Chofugaoka
Chofu-shi Tokyo 182-8585 / JP
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)EIP
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Application number, filing date14906449.521.11.2014
[2017/39]
WO2014JP80932
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016079868
Date:26.05.2016
Language:JA
[2016/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3223272
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3223272
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.05.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G09G5/00, G09G5/26, G09G5/32, G09G5/36, G09G5/377, G09G3/20
[2017/39]
CPC:
G09G3/20 (EP,US); G06T3/403 (US); G06V20/62 (US);
G06V30/413 (US); G09G5/00 (EP,US); G09G5/26 (EP,US);
G09G5/32 (EP,US); G09G5/36 (EP,US); G09G5/377 (EP,US);
G07G1/14 (US); G09G2340/0407 (EP,US); G09G2340/145 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2017/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2017/39]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM[2017/39]
French:DISPOSITIF, PROCÉDÉ, ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase17.05.2017Translation filed 
21.06.2017National basic fee paid 
21.06.2017Search fee paid 
21.06.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.06.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.06.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
25.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
12.12.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2019Date of oral proceedings
16.01.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
24.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.04.2020Fee for grant paid
07.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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