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EP3138072 - CONTACT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Room 403
East Block 2
SEG Park
Zhenxing Road, Futian District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000 / CN
[2017/10]
Inventor(s)01 / GAO, Yan
Room 403 East Block 2
SEG Park
Zhenxing Road
Futian District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518000 / CN
02 / CHEN, Chuan
Room 403 East Block 2
SEG Park
Zhenxing Road
Futian District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518000 / CN
03 / YUE, Yading
Room 403 East Block 2
SEG Park
Zhenxing Road
Futian District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518000 / CN
 [2017/10]
Representative(s)Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/10]Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15786684.930.04.2015
[2017/10]
WO2015CN77934
Priority number, dateCN20141017940030.04.2014         Original published format: CN201410179400
[2017/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015165417
Date:05.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3138072
Date:08.03.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN05.11.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/00, G06Q10/10, G06F17/30
[2017/10]
CPC:
G06Q10/10 (EP,US); G06F16/288 (US); G06F16/285 (EP,US);
G06F16/904 (EP,US); G06F16/951 (CN); G06Q50/01 (EP,CN,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 [2017/10]
TitleGerman:KONTAKTVERWALTUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG[2017/10]
English:CONTACT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS[2017/10]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE GESTION DE CONTACT[2017/10]
Entry into regional phase06.06.2016National basic fee paid 
06.06.2016Search fee paid 
06.06.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
06.06.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.06.2016Examination requested  [2017/10]
06.06.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.03.2020
19.03.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/33]
05.04.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
19.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
17.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2012158935  (KISHIMOTO TOYOAKI [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0008] * * abstract ** figures 1,4,5 *
International search[A]US2012158935  (KISHIMOTO TOYOAKI [US], et al) [A] 1-17* the whole document *;
 [A]CN103136705  (SHENZHEN GRAPE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [A] 1-17 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN103428164  (TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTD) [A] 1-17 * the whole document *
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