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EP About this file: EP3070919

EP3070919 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.08.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2022/38]
Former [2016/38]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ARAI, Shohei
c/o Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome, Ohta-ku
Tokyo, 143-8555 / JP
 [2016/38]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2022/38]
Former [2016/38]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
Application number, filing date16160446.715.03.2016
[2016/38]
Priority number, dateJP2015005801920.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015058019
[2016/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3070919
Date:21.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3070919
Date:21.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/56
[2022/19]
CPC:
H04L63/083 (EP,US); G06F3/1454 (CN); G06F21/305 (CN);
G06F21/6218 (US); H04L12/1818 (CN); H04L63/0876 (EP,US);
H04L63/102 (EP,US); H04L63/104 (EP,US); H04M3/56 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/38]H04M3/56, H04L29/06
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 [2016/38]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, PROGRAMM UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM[2016/38]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM[2016/38]
French:APPAREIL, PROCÉDÉ, PROGRAMME ET SYSTÈME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2016/38]
Examination procedure15.03.2016Examination requested  [2016/38]
20.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.2022Fee for grant paid
16.08.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.08.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
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AT21.09.2022
CZ21.09.2022
DK21.09.2022
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MC21.09.2022
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NO21.12.2022
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PT23.01.2023
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BE31.03.2023
CH31.03.2023
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