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EP3151242 - INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Database last updated on 09.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.08.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2017/14]
Inventor(s)01 / HIRABAYASHI, Mitsuhiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / CHINEN, Toru
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / YAMAMOTO, Yuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / SHI, Runyu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/14]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/14]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date15799025.022.05.2015
[2017/14]
WO2015JP64674
Priority number, dateJP2014011348630.05.2014         Original published format: JP 2014113486
JP2014011733006.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014117330
[2017/14]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015182492
Date:03.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3151242
Date:05.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3151242
Date:15.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/00, G10K15/02, G10L19/00, G10L19/008, H04N21/233, H04N21/81, H04N21/2343, H04N21/845
[2017/50]
CPC:
H04N21/233 (EP,US); H04N21/439 (US); G10K15/02 (EP,US);
G10L19/00 (EP,US); G10L19/008 (EP,US); G11B27/00 (EP,US);
H04N21/23439 (EP,US); H04N21/8106 (EP,US); H04N21/8456 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/14]G11B27/00, G10K15/02, G10L19/00, G10L19/008
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 [2017/14]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSPROZESSOR UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/14]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2017/14]
French:PROCESSEUR D'INFORMATIONS ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2017/14]
Entry into regional phase25.10.2016Translation filed 
23.11.2016National basic fee paid 
23.11.2016Search fee paid 
23.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
23.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/14]
30.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.08.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.12.2019Fee for grant paid
05.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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