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EP3269295 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HOYA Corporation
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
[2018/03]
Inventor(s)01 / IKEMOTO, Yousuke
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
02 / MINAKUCHI, Tadashi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
03 / KOMORO, Atsushi
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
04 / TACHIBANA, Toshio
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
05 / OTA, Noriko
c/o HOYA CORPORATION
6-10-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-8347 / JP
 [2018/03]
Representative(s)Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Mauerkircherstraße 31
81679 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/03]Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 86 07 48
81634 München / DE
Application number, filing date16727926.423.02.2016
[2018/03]
WO2016JP55144
Priority number, dateJP2015003753927.02.2015         Original published format: JP 2015037539
[2018/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016136698
Date:01.09.2016
Language:JA
[2016/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3269295
Date:17.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3269295
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, G06T7/00, G06T7/90, // A61B1/05, A61B1/06, A61B1/07
[2018/31]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); A61B1/000095 (EP,US); G06T7/90 (EP,US);
A61B1/05 (EP,US); A61B1/0669 (EP,US); A61B1/07 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10004 (US); G06T2207/10024 (EP,US); G06T2207/10068 (EP,US);
G06T2207/30096 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/03]A61B1/04
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/03]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE[2018/03]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[2018/03]
Entry into regional phase20.06.2016Translation filed 
20.06.2016National basic fee paid 
20.06.2016Search fee paid 
21.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.06.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/03]
21.01.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2019Fee for grant paid
29.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.02.2016
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MK08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
IE23.02.2020
LU23.02.2020
BE29.02.2020
CH29.02.2020
LI29.02.2020
FR08.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GB08.04.2020
NO08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
[2022/31]
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP2386999  (OLYMPUS CORP [JP]) [Y] 2,3 * abstract * * paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0075] * * figures 1, 4, 8, 11 *;
 [A]US2012095331  (OHASHI TAKESHI [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0084] ** figures 1-7 *;
 [XY]WO2014013777  (HOYA CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,4-15 * abstract * * figures 2,9,12,13 * [Y] 2,3;
 [A]US2014320620  (IKEMOTO YOUSUKE [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]WO2007108280  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * , paragraphs [0051], [0089] & JP 2007-244589 A & US 2009/0074271 A1 paragraphs [0069], [0108] & EP 1994877 A1 *;
 [A]WO2007119295  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-15* , paragraphs [0026] to [0032], [0093], [0094] & JP 2007-244517 A & US 2009/0073257 A1 paragraphs [0046] to [0052], [0123], [0124] & EP 1994876 A1 *;
 [A]JP2014213094  (HOYA CORP, et al) [A] 1-15 * , paragraph [0032]; fig. 2 & US 2014/0320620 A1 paragraphs [0035] to [0036]; fig. 2 *
by applicantJP5302984B
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