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EP2966584 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADMINISTRATING LICENSE, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.07.2021 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 31.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 26.03.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 14.12.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2020/36]
Former [2016/02]	For all designated states Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Takemoto, Ryoh c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Ohzaki, Hiroki c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / Nakajima, Masato c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd. 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	[2020/28]
Former [2016/02]	01 / Takemoto, Ryoh c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	02 / Ohzaki, Hiroki c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
	03 / Nakajima, Masato c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd 3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Representative(s)	White, Duncan Rohan, et al Marks & Clerk LLP 2nd Floor, Wytham Court 11 West Way Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/36]	White, Duncan Rohan, et al Marks & Clerk LLP Fletcher House (2nd Floor) Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Former [2016/02]	Maury, Richard Philip Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date	15175697.0	07.07.2015
	[2016/02]
Priority number, date	JP20140140218	08.07.2014 Original published format: JP 2014140218
	JP20140223272	31.10.2014 Original published format: JP 2014223272
	[2016/02]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2966584
	Date:	13.01.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2966584
	Date:	02.09.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/36]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	12.11.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F21/10	[2016/02]
	CPC:	G06F21/10 (EP); G06F21/105 (US); G06F21/31 (US); G06F21/1077 (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 [2016/02]
Title	German:	INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG VON LIZENZEN UND PROGRAMM	[2016/02]
	English:	INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADMINISTRATING LICENSE, AND PROGRAM	[2016/02]
	French:	SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION DE LICENCE ET PROGRAMME	[2016/02]
Examination procedure	07.07.2015	Examination requested [2016/02]
	17.06.2016	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.12.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.04.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.03.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	04.06.2020	Fee for grant paid
	04.06.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.06.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.06.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	MT	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	TR	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	TR	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	07.07.2015
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/10]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]WO2011052145 (CANON KK [JP], et al) [Y] 1-10 * figure 11; claims 1-4 *;
		[Y]US2012293831 (BURKE JR ROBERT WILLIAM [US]) [Y] 1-10 * abstract *;
		[X]US2012317621 (MIHARA MAKOTO [JP]) [X] 1-10 * paragraphs [0054] - [0061] - [0089]; figures 1,7-9,11,14 *;
		[Y]EP2595368 (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 1-10 * abstract *;
		[Y]US2014122350 (TAKEMOTO RYO [JP], et al) [Y] 1-10* paragraphs [0143] - [0147] *
	Examination	US2007005505
	by applicant	JP5157520B

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