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EP About this file: EP3217272

EP3217272 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.04.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.05.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.01.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
9-7-3, Akasaka
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2021/26]
Former [2017/37]For all designated states
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
7-3, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NISHIDA, Tomoyo
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
02 / YAMASAKI, Hideki
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
03 / BANDO, Yoshifumi
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
04 / KAWATA, Yuichi
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
05 / SAITOH, Ryoko
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
06 / OKAMOTO, Kensuke
c/o FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
1, Minatomirai 6-chome, Nishi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
 [2017/37]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Bürkleinstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
[2021/25]
Former [2017/37]Ward, James Norman
Haseltine Lake LLP
Bürkleinstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date16179329.413.07.2016
[2017/37]
Priority number, dateJP2016004842711.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016048427
[2017/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3217272
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3217272
Date:23.06.2021
Language:EN
[2021/25]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP3217272
Date:04.08.2021
[2021/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/12, H04N1/00, H04N1/44
[2020/52]
CPC:
H04N1/4413 (EP,US); G06F3/1222 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/1231 (CN);
G06F3/1238 (EP,CN,US); G06F3/1259 (CN); G06F3/128 (CN);
G06F3/1285 (EP,US); H04N1/00037 (EP,US); H04N1/00925 (EP,US);
H04N1/4426 (EP,US); G06F3/1267 (EP,US); H04N2201/0094 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/37]G06F3/12
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 [2018/15]
Former [2017/37]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 
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, PROGRAMM UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2017/37]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2017/37]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2017/37]
Examination procedure13.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/15]
06.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
12.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.04.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
12.05.2021Fee for grant paid
12.05.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.05.2021Request for correction of the decision to grant filed
Opposition(s)24.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2013050736  (AKAHIRA SHINJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-9* paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0063] *;
 [XI]US2014365060  (YAMAMOTO SUSUMU [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,7-9 * paragraph [0065] - paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0087] - paragraph [0098] * * figure 1 * [I] 4-6
ExaminationUS2009284790
by applicantJP2010199838
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