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EP3262490 - EMPATHETIC USER INTERFACE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING WITH EMPATHETIC COMPUTING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Database last updated on 25.12.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.05.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.06.2022  [2022/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Somniq, Inc.
509 S Cashmere Terrace
Sunnyvale CA 94087 / US
[2018/01]
Inventor(s)01 / SAKAGUCHI, Rikko
1020 Deanna Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
02 / ISHIKAWA, Hidenori
2255 Showers Drive
Apt. 333
Mountain View, CA 94040 / US
03 / NISHIMOTO, Takuya
2-13-7-B102 Hataka
Aki-ward Hiroshima-shi 736-0088 / JP
04 / YANO, Ken
2-1-7-305 Fukasawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 158-0081 / JP
 [2018/01]
Representative(s)Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Pelkovenstraße 143
80992 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/01]Schmitt-Nilson Schraud Waibel Wohlfrom Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Destouchesstraße 68
80796 München / DE
Application number, filing date16756079.617.02.2016
[2018/01]
WO2016US18271
Priority number, dateUS201562119608P23.02.2015         Original published format: US 201562119608 P
[2018/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016137797
Date:01.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3262490
Date:03.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR01.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/01, G06F3/16
[2018/01]
CPC:
G06F3/016 (EP,US); G06F3/011 (EP,US); G06F3/017 (EP,US);
G06F3/16 (EP,US); G06F2203/011 (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 [2018/01]
TitleGerman:EINFÜHLENDE BENUTZERSCHNITTSTELLE, SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR SCHNITTSTELLE MIT EINFÜHLENDER COMPUTERVORRICHTUNG[2018/01]
English:EMPATHETIC USER INTERFACE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING WITH EMPATHETIC COMPUTING DEVICE[2018/01]
French:PROCÉDÉS, SYSTÈMES ET INTERFACE UTILISATEUR EMPATHIQUE POUR L'INTERFAÇAGE AVEC UN DISPOSITIF INFORMATIQUE EMPATHIQUE[2018/01]
Entry into regional phase15.09.2017National basic fee paid 
15.09.2017Search fee paid 
15.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
15.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/01]
15.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.12.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.12.2021
10.12.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
11.02.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/26]
21.02.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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28.02.202207   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2002135618  (MAES STEPHANE HERMAN [US], et al);
 [X]US2004250218  (WECKER DAVID B [US], et al);
 [XY]US2008096533  (MANFREDI GIORGIO [IT], et al);
 [XY]US2014139466  (SAKAGUCHI RIKKO [US], et al)
International search[Y]WO2013055380  (INTEL CORP [US], et al) [Y] 1-35 * See page 3, lines 26-32; page 5, line 15 - page 6, line 3; page 7, line 16 - page 8, line 28; page 10, lines 14-17; page 12, line 29 - page 13, line 11; page 14, lines 12-14; page 17,lines 7-10; page 21, lines 4-5; claim 26; and figure 1 *;
 [Y]US2014139466  (SAKAGUCHI RIKKO [US], et al) [Y] 1-35 * page 17, lines 7-10; page 21, lines 4-5; claim 26; and figure 1. See paragraphs [0026]-[0030], [0037]-[0038], [0047], [0050], [0055]-[0059], [0066], [0070]; claims 9, 12, 15-17; and figures 1, 2a-2c, 3c, 4, 6. *;
 [A]US2014112556  (KALINLI-AKBACAK OZLEM [US]) [A] 1-35 * See paragraphs [0017]-[0028]; and figures 1A-1D. *;
 [A]WO0237249  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [A] 1-35 * See page 33, line 10 - page 34, line 33; page 38, line 32 - page 40, line 19; and figures 4, 6. *;
 [A]WO2009036327  (CORVENTIS INC [US], et al) [A] 1-35 * See paragraphs [0117]-[0124], [0158]-[0159]; and figures 2A, 3A. *
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