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EP3196833 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ONLINE MATCH MAKING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING ONLINE MATCH MAKING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.10.2020
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.10.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.11.2020  [2020/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
306, 111 Digital-ro 26-gil
Guro-gu (Guro-dong, JNK Digital Tower)
Seoul / KR
[2020/16]
Former [2020/12]For all designated states
Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
306, 111 Digital-ro 26-gil
Guro-gu (Guru-dong, JNK Digital Tower)
Seoul / KR
Former [2020/09]For all designated states
Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
306, 111 Digital-ro 26-gil
Guro-gu
Seoul / KR
Former [2017/30]For all designated states
Hong International Corp.
306 111 Digital-ro 26-gil
Guro-gu
Seoul 08390 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / HONG, Sang Uk
1701
19 Yeongdong-daero 142-gil
Gangnam-gu
Seoul 06075 / KR
 [2017/30]
Representative(s)Treeby, Philip David William, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/30]Treeby, Philip David William, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date15841309.614.09.2015
[2017/30]
WO2015KR09624
Priority number, dateKR2014012180915.09.2014         Original published format: KR 20140121809
[2017/30]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016043483
Date:24.03.2016
Language:KO
[2016/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3196833
Date:26.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR24.03.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/10
[2017/30]
CPC:
G06Q50/01 (EP,US); G06Q50/10 (EP,CN,US); A63F13/795 (US);
A63F9/02 (CN); F41J3/0009 (US); F41J5/04 (US);
F41J5/06 (US); G06F16/245 (CN) (-)
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 [2017/30]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ONLINE-SPIELEINRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUR IMPLEMENTIERUNG DER ONLINE-SPIELEINRICHTUNG[2017/30]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ONLINE MATCH MAKING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING ONLINE MATCH MAKING[2017/30]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE RAPPROCHEMENT EN LIGNE, ET PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR PERMETTANT DE RÉALISER UN RAPPROCHEMENT EN LIGNE[2017/30]
Entry into regional phase12.01.2017Translation filed 
12.01.2017National basic fee paid 
12.01.2017Search fee paid 
12.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
12.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/30]
12.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.06.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.07.2020
29.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/47]
09.07.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/47]
09.07.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2445123  (SEGA CORP [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [I]US2012083342  (CROSS BRIAN M [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0057]; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]US2012094762  (KHAN MOHAMMED [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]US8727892  (CHUN JAY [HK]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]US2014195929  (CROCKER JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* abstract *
International search[Y]JP2010279610  (TAITO CORP) [Y] 11-13 * See claim 1 and figures 5-7. *;
 [A]JP2011103917  (KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT) [A] 1-16* See claims 1-3 and Figures 1, 3 *;
 [XY]KR20120105839  (SK PLANET CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1-6, 8-10, 14-16 * See abstract, paragraphs [0011]-[0013], [0016]-[0018], [0029]-[0030], [0038]-[0041], claims 1, 5 and figures 1-4. * [Y] 7, 11-13;
 [Y]KR20120114894  (NEOWIZ GAMES CORP [KR]) [Y] 7 * See abstract, paragraphs [0030]-[0033], claims 1-2,5-7 and figures 1-7. *;
 [Y]JP2013128775  (NHN CORP) [Y] 12-13 * See paragraphs [0033]-[0036], [0054], [0077], claims 1-2, 4 and figures 1, 7(a)-12. *
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