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EP3114571 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse 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, Limited
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2020/03]
Former [2017/02]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MIN, Zhi
c/o RICOH COMPANY LIMITED
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2017/02]
Representative(s)White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/02]White, Duncan Rohan
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House (2nd Floor)
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date15758975.504.03.2015
[2017/02]
WO2015JP57075
Priority number, dateJP2014004342906.03.2014         Original published format: JP 2014043429
JP2015003584825.02.2015         Original published format: JP 2015035848
[2017/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015133650
Date:11.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3114571
Date:11.01.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.09.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3114571
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.09.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/36, G06F21/62, G06F13/00, G06F21/60
[2019/51]
CPC:
H04N1/32272 (EP,US); G06F21/608 (EP,US); H04N1/00344 (EP,US);
H04N2201/0039 (US); H04N2201/0094 (US)
Former IPC [2017/10]G06F13/00, G06F21/36, G06F21/62, G06F21/60
Former IPC [2017/02]G06F13/00, G06F21/36, G06F21/62
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 [2017/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM, VERWALTUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND INFORMATIONSAUSGABEVERFAHREN[2017/02]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD[2017/02]
French:SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, DISPOSITIF DE GESTION ET PROCÉDÉ DE DISTRIBUTION D'INFORMATIONS[2017/02]
Entry into regional phase31.08.2016National basic fee paid 
31.08.2016Search fee paid 
31.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
31.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.08.2016Examination requested  [2017/02]
31.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2020Fee for grant paid
07.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2004128501  (YAMAMOTO YOHEI [JP], et al) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0127]; figures 1, 2 *;
 [I]US2007019232  (KANO TAKAHIRO [JP]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0084]; figure 4 *;
 [I]US2007283155  (KATO KAZUNORI [JP]) [I] 1-14* paragraph [0096] - paragraph [0114]; figures 1, 4, 5 *;
 [I]US2008043274  (WANG LIDA [US], et al) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0064] *;
 [I]EP2264587  (PALO ALTO RES CT INC [US]) [I] 1-14 * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0060]; figures 1a, 1b *
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