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EP3172895 - REMOTE CONFERENCE SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.02.2021  [2021/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2017/22]
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAMURA, Shigeru
c/o RICOH COMPANY LTD.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2017/22]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/22]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date15825318.725.06.2015
[2017/22]
WO2015JP69082
Priority number, dateJP2014015213525.07.2014         Original published format: JP 2014152135
[2017/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016013367
Date:28.01.2016
Language:EN
[2016/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3172895
Date:31.05.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP28.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.07.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/15, H04M3/56
[2017/22]
CPC:
H04N7/152 (EP,US); H04M3/56 (EP,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 [2017/22]
TitleGerman:FERNKONFERENZSYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄT UND PROGRAMM[2017/22]
English:REMOTE CONFERENCE SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND PROGRAM[2017/22]
French:SYSTÈME DE TÉLÉCONFÉRENCE, TERMINAL DE COMMUNICATION ET PROGRAMME[2017/22]
Entry into regional phase10.01.2017National basic fee paid 
10.01.2017Search fee paid 
10.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/22]
10.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.12.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.09.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.12.2020
18.09.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/07]
28.09.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/07]
15.12.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6201859  (MEMHARD JENNIFER [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * column 12, line 21 - column 13, line 10 ** figure 6 *;
 [X]WO2008031216  (QUICKWOLF TECHNOLOGY INC [CA], et al) [X] 1-12 * paragraph [0092] * * figures 14-16 *;
 [X]US2011072366  (SPENCER BARRY [US], et al) [X] 1-12 * paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0084] * * figures 1,5 *
International search[Y]JPH1098702  (KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 6* , paragraphs [0006]-[0007] (No Family) *;
 [XY]US2004227810  (HAMADA YOICHI [JP]) [X] 1, 7-8, 11-12 * , paragraphs [0022], [0060], Fig. 2 & JP 2004-289688 A & EP 1465424 A2 * [Y] 2-6, 9-10;
 [Y]US2011205328  (OZEKI HIDEKATSU [JP], et al) [Y] 2-6, 9-10 * , paragraphs [0327]-[0328], Fig. 27 & WO 2011/024401 A1 *
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