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EP3234751 - DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A TREE STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.11.2021 Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.12.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.03.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 22.09.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 15.06.2017
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 InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS 3 Rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2021/13]	For all designated states InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS 3 rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
Former [2021/03]	For all designated states InterDigital CE Patent Holdings 3 rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
Former [2019/19]	For all designated states InterDigital CE Patent Holdings 3 rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
Former [2017/43]	For all designated states Thomson Licensing 1-5, Rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Inventor(s)	01 / BROCKE, Jens Marktstrasse 18 30880 Laatzen / DE
	02 / GLAESER, Frank Allerweg 4 30449 Hannover / DE
	03 / KUBSCH, Stefan Im Ohr 2 31559 Hohnhorst / DE
	04 / LI, Hui Schwarze Worth 40 30539 Hannover / DE
	05 / PIEPER, Michael Gebrueder-Hartmann-Str. 19 30659 Hannover / DE
	06 / WEBER, Michael Zikadenweg 9 30559 Hannover / DE
	[2017/43]
Representative(s)	AWA Sweden AB Box 5117 200 71 Malmö / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/03]	AWA Sweden AB P.O. Box 5117 200 71 Malmö / SE
Former [2017/43]	Huchet, Anne TECHNICOLOR 1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Application number, filing date	15802066.9	27.11.2015
	[2017/43]
	WO2015EP77876
Priority number, date	EP20140307100	19.12.2014 Original published format: EP 14307100
	[2017/43]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016096368
	Date:	23.06.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/25]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3234751
	Date:	25.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/43]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3234751
	Date:	20.01.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/03]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	23.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/0482	[2017/43]
	CPC:	G06F3/0482 (EP,CN,KR,RU,US); G06F16/2246 (EP,RU,US); G06F3/04812 (KR); G06F3/0487 (RU,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 [2017/43]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	DATENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR DARSTELLUNG EINER BAUMSTRUKTUR	[2017/43]
	English:	DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A TREE STRUCTURE	[2017/43]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES POUR LE RENDU D'UNE STRUCTURE D'ARBORESCENCE	[2017/43]
Entry into regional phase	13.06.2017	National basic fee paid
	13.06.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.06.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.06.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.06.2017	Examination requested [2017/43]
	13.06.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	16.07.2020	Fee for grant paid
	16.07.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	21.08.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.12.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	21.10.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/52]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.11.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.11.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	28.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.11.2015
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	MK	20.01.2021
	MT	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	TR	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/29]	HU	27.11.2015
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	MK	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	TR	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2024/22]	HU	27.11.2015
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	MK	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	27.11.2015
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CY	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	27.11.2015
	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	IT	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	MC	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/33]	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
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	IT	20.01.2021
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	RO	20.01.2021
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	SE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
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	IT	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SI	20.01.2021
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	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2022/13]	AL	20.01.2021
	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
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	EE	20.01.2021
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	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	RO	20.01.2021
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	SE	20.01.2021
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	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	ES	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
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	EE	20.01.2021
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	SE	20.01.2021
	SK	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	RO	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
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	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	CZ	20.01.2021
	DK	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
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	LV	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	20.01.2021
	CZ	20.01.2021
	EE	20.01.2021
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	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	SM	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/42]	AT	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	IS	20.05.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
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	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	PL	20.01.2021
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	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/38]	AT	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
	RS	20.01.2021
	SE	20.01.2021
	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	20.01.2021
	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
	LV	20.01.2021
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	BG	20.04.2021
	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
	LT	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
	GR	21.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	20.01.2021
	HR	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
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Former [2021/33]	FI	20.01.2021
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	NO	20.04.2021
	PT	20.05.2021
Cited in	International search	[Y]US6380957 (BANNING KENNETH RAY [US]) [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * column 3, lines 20-48 * * column 6, line 25 - column 7, line 27 * * claims 1,7,13 *;
		[Y]US8001487 (KOPPERT ERIK [AU]) [Y] 1-15 * column 4, lines 10-18 * * column 7, line 29 - column 8, line 6 ** column 8, lines 47-67 *

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